Ridgewind

OperatingWind

Ranked #40 of 125 Wind plants in MN#1052 of 1442 nationally

25.3 MW Wind operating in Pipestone, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

25.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2011

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.0311, -96.0496

County

Pipestone, MN

Nearby Plants

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Northern Wind
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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	Ridgewind Power Partners LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC	—
Owner(s)	Ridgewind Power Partners LLC	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC

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

About

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

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Engineering & Generators