40 MW Wind operating in Knox, NE — Southwest Power Pool
40 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.6987, -97.5774
County
Knox, NE
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 | Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC | Edison Mission Group; Clearway Energy Group | — |
| Owner(s) | Edison Mission Energy, NRG Energy, Inc | Clearway Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC is a 40 MW wind power plant located in Knox County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Clearway Energy. The facility utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbine technology. Specifically, it uses Vestas V90-1.8 turbines with a rotor diameter of 90 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 103,797 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 29.5%. Crofton Bluffs Wind operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant holds a rank of 24 out of 36 wind facilities in Nebraska, and 979 out of 1424 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $48.3 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
10.7K MWh
Latest Month
103.8K MWh
Annual Generation
29.5%
Capacity Factor
$48.3/MWh
PPA Price
Crofton Bluffs Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPP
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Red Flag Warning: Monona; Harrison; Shelby; Pottawattamie; Mills; Montgomery; Fremont; Page; Knox; Cedar; Thurston; An
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 1:04PM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Last updated 2026-03-21
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