25.3 MW Wind operating in Pipestone, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
25.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.0311, -96.0496
County
Pipestone, MN
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 | Ridgewind Power Partners LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Ridgewind Power Partners LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Ridgewind is a 25.3 MW wind power plant located in Pipestone County, Minnesota. The facility began operating in 2011 and is owned and operated by Ridgewind Power Partners LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) and is within the MRO NERC region. Ridgewind is ranked as the 40th largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 123, and 1040th nationally out of 1424.
The wind turbines at Ridgewind have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 93 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-93. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 81,401 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.7%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
6.4K MWh
Latest Month
81.4K MWh
Annual Generation
36.7%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ridgewind Interconnect Substation · 35 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.CHARA_TR2
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
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