150 MW Wind operating in McLean, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.5871, -89.0660
County
McLean, IL
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 | White Oak Energy LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | White Oak Energy LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
White Oak Energy LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant located in McLean County, Illinois. The plant, which began operating in 2011, is owned and operated by White Oak Energy LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses GE Wind GE1.5-82.5 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 376,223 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 28.6%. White Oak Energy operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. It ranks as the 36th largest power plant in Illinois out of 44, and 488th nationally out of 734. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $67.5 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
47.9K MWh
Latest Month
376.2K MWh
Annual Generation
28.6%
Capacity Factor
$67.5/MWh
PPA Price
White Oak Energy LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
McLean Wind Farm Step-Up Transformer · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.689 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
TVA.WHITEOAK
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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