25.8 MW Batteries (1 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (25 MW) operating in Hand, SD — Southwest Power Pool
25.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine
2009
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.4763, -99.1372
County
Hand, SD
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 | AE Power Services LLC | BP Wind Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | BP Wind Energy North America Inc | BP Wind Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as BP Wind Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Titan Wind Project is 25MW wind farm which had a proposed expansion to 5,050 MW, formerly known as Rolling Thunder, based in South Dakota. The project developers, Clipper Windpower and BP Alternative Energy, expected to build Titan in several phases and, when completed, it would have been one of the largest wind farms in the world.
Read more on WikipediaRolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid, located in Hand County, South Dakota, is a 25.8 MW hybrid power plant that combines onshore wind generation with battery energy storage. The facility, owned and operated by AE Power Services LLC, commenced operations in 2009. The plant utilizes two generators and is fueled primarily by wind (MWH). The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 89 meters, and are manufactured by Clipper, model C89. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 0.8 MWh, providing one hour of duration, and uses lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
In the most recent year of data, Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid generated 77,246 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.1%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid is ranked as the first of one hybrid plants in South Dakota, and 664th out of 1205 nationally.
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NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
7.2K MWh
Latest Month
77.2K MWh
Annual Generation
34.1%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUE.NWPS.TITAN
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match