44 MW Wind operating in Steele, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
44 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2011
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.9157, -93.1274
County
Steele, 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 | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | — |
| Owner(s) | Minnesota Municipal Power Agny | Minnesota Municipal Power Agency | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Oak Glen Wind Farm is a 44 MW wind power facility located in Steele County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2011 and is owned and operated by the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks as the 35th largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 123, and 959th nationally out of 1424.
The wind farm uses Vestas V90-1.8 turbines with a rotor diameter of 90 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In the most recent year of data, Oak Glen Wind Farm generated 120,522 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.2%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority region.
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
Political Subdivision
Sector
Electric Utility
11.4K MWh
Latest Month
120.5K MWh
Annual Generation
31.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Oak Glen Wind Project Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
ALTW.MMPA.OGWF
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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