Merricourt Wind Energy Center

OperatingWind

Ranked #11 of 42 Wind plants in ND#526 of 1442 nationally

150 MW Wind operating in McIntosh, ND — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

150 MW

Nameplate Capacity

1

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

46.1138, -99.0436

County

McIntosh, ND

Nearby Plants

Foxtail Wind, LLC
Wind150 MW · 12.9 km
Tatanka Wind Power LLC
Wind180 MW · 18.7 km
FPL Energy North Dakota Wind I/II
Wind61.5 MW · 26.1 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	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Merricourt Wind Energy Center is a 150 MW wind power plant located in McIntosh County, North Dakota. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned and operated by Otter Tail Power Co, a subsidiary of Otter Tail. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology, consisting of one generator. The facility's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 110 meters, and were manufactured by Vestas, model V110-2.0.

In its most recent year of operation, the Merricourt Wind Energy Center generated 583,545 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 44.5%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. The installed cost of the facility was $2004.1 per kW, according to FERC data. The Merricourt Wind Energy Center is ranked as the 14th largest wind farm in North Dakota out of 27, and 481st nationally out of 734.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

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

39.9K MWh

Latest Month

583.5K MWh

Annual Generation

44.5%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$1,817/kW

Installed Cost

Otter Tail Power Company

Reporting Utility

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Merricourt Windfarm Substation · 230 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

Montana-Dakota Utilities

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

MDU.MERICOURT

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (3)Beta

Industry·technology

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