Big Blue

OperatingWind

Ranked #37 of 125 Wind plants in MN#1001 of 1442 nationally

36 MW Wind operating in Faribault, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

36 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.6219, -94.2133

County

Faribault, MN

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Ownership & Operator

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	Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN)	Fagen Inc [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN)	Fagen Inc [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Fagen Inc [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Located in Faribault County, Minnesota, the Big Blue wind farm has a total capacity of 36 MW. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN). The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority within the MRO NERC region.

The Big Blue wind farm's primary fuel source is wind (WND). The facility's wind turbines have a hub height of 90 meters and a rotor diameter of 97 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Gamesa, model G97-2.0. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 69,975 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 22.2%. Big Blue ranks as the 37th largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 123, and 992nd nationally out of 1424.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators