Nobles Wind Project

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Ranked #8 of 125 Wind plants in MN#287 of 1442 nationally

201 MW Wind operating in Nobles, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAWD

201 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2010

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.6880, -95.7943

County

Nobles, MN

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Green Acres Breeze LLC
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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	—	—
Owner(s)	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

The Nobles Wind Project is a 201 MW wind power plant located in Nobles County, Minnesota. The facility, which began operating in 2010, is owned and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. It utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, the plant uses GE Wind GE1.6-97 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 97 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.

The Nobles Wind Project is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and is within the MRO NERC region. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 823,297 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 46.8%. The installed cost of the facility was $2,672.76 per kW, according to FERC data. The plant ranks as the 8th largest wind farm in Minnesota (out of 26) and 280th nationally (out of 734).

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