30 MW Wind operating in Lincoln, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.2506, -96.4077
County
Lincoln, MN
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | NRG Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | NRG Energy, Inc, Norgard 1 | NRG Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Community Wind North LLC is a 30 MW wind power plant located in Lincoln County, Minnesota. The plant, which began operating in 2011, utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. It is owned by NRG Energy and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. The facility is interconnected with the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and falls within the NERC reliability region MRO.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). The wind turbine has a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 110 meters. The turbine was manufactured by Vestas and is model V110-2.0. In its most recent year of operation, Community Wind North generated 114,749 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.6%. The plant ranks 38th out of 123 wind facilities in Minnesota and 1014th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
9.2K MWh
Latest Month
114.7K MWh
Annual Generation
43.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Community Wind North Project Collector Substation · 35 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
MISO
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report