Ashtabula Wind Energy Center

OperatingWind

Ranked #36 of 42 Wind plants in ND#961 of 1442 nationally

48 MW Wind operating in Barnes, ND — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

48 MW

Nameplate Capacity

1

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

47.1244, -97.8961

County

Barnes, ND

Nearby Plants

Ashtabula Wind III LLC
Wind62.4 MW · 0.0 km
FPL Energy Ashtabula Wind LLC
Wind148.5 MW · 1.0 km
Ashtabula Wind II LLC
Wind120 MW · 19.4 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Otter Tail Power Co	Otter Tail Power	—
Owner(s)	Otter Tail Power Co	Otter Tail	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Ashtabula Wind Energy Center is a 48 MW wind power plant located in Barnes County, North Dakota. The facility began operating in 2008 and utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The plant is owned and operated by Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation. The primary fuel source is wind (WND), and the facility uses GE Wind GE1.5-77 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.

Ashtabula Wind Energy Center operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 116,064 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 27.6%. The installed cost of the facility was $2,418.69 per kW, according to FERC data. The plant ranks 37th out of 42 wind facilities in North Dakota and 952nd out of 1424 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

MRO

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

RE

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

9.5K MWh

Latest Month

116.1K MWh

Annual Generation

27.6%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$2,487/kW

Installed Cost

Otter Tail Power Company

Reporting Utility

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

OTP.ASHTABULA

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (7)Beta

Regulatory·rate case

Valley Queen Cheese Files Complaint Against Otter Tail Power Over Fair Pricing Dispute

{KXLG - Milbank, SD} Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc., a significant employer and economic contributor in Milbank, South Dakota,...

Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. (other)Otter Tail Power (other)

mykxlg.com·8 months ago

Industry·corporate

Southern Company appoints Chris Womack as president and CEO

Chris Womack has been named the new president and CEO of the Southern Company, and he was elected as a member of the company's board of directors.

Southern Company (operator)Chris Womack (executive)

Daily Energy Insider·3 years ago

Industry·corporate

Jason Wells president, COO of CenterPoint Energy following organizational changes

Under the continued helming of CEO Dave Lesar, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. deployed a series of organizational changes and structural streamlines for the new...

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (operator)Dave Lesar (executive)

Daily Energy Insider·3 years ago

Deals·m and a

Otter Tail Power Company acquires Wind Energy Center

Otter Tail Power Company, based in Fergus Falls and provides services in the City of Bemidji, acquired the Ashtabula III Wind Energy Center in North Dakota.

Otter Tail Power Company (buyer)

Bemidji Now·3 years ago

Last updated 2026-03-14

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