Rugby Wind Power Project

OperatingWind

Ranked #17 of 42 Wind plants in ND#534 of 1442 nationally

149 MW Wind operating in Pierce, ND — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

149 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

48.5040, -99.9533

County

Pierce, ND

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Avangrid Power LLC	Avangrid Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Avangrid Power LLC	Avangrid	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Rugby Wind Power Project is a 149 MW wind farm located in Pierce County, North Dakota. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid. It utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and falls within the MRO NERC region.

The wind farm's turbines are manufactured by Suzlon, model S88, with a hub height of 79 meters and a rotor diameter of 88 meters. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 335,401 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.7%. Rugby Wind Power Project is ranked as the 17th largest wind farm in North Dakota out of 27, and 527th nationally out of 734 wind farms.

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Engineering & Generators