100.5 MW Wind operating in Tazewell, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
100.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.3692, -89.4022
County
Tazewell, IL
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship | — |
| Owner(s) | Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Rail Splitter Wind Farm is a 67-turbine wind farm in northern Logan County and southern Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The wind farm is near the towns of Delavan, Hopedale, and Emden on a glacial moraine known as Union Ridge.
Read more on WikipediaRail Splitter Wind Farm is a 100.5 MW wind power facility located in Tazewell County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC. The facility utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 77 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE1.5-77.
In the most recent year of data, Rail Splitter Wind Farm generated 278,054 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.6%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Based on its generating capacity, Rail Splitter Wind Farm is ranked as the 44th largest wind farm in Illinois out of 44, and 717th nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
31.0K MWh
Latest Month
278.1K MWh
Annual Generation
31.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
AMIL.RSPWIND
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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