Broken Bow Wind LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57593
- Capacity
- 79.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Custer, NE
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Broken Bow Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- NRG Energy
- Annual Generation
- 205,682 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 29.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Broken Bow Wind LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #16 of 36 Wind plants in NE#822 of 1442 nationally
79.9 MW Wind operating in Custer, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
79.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.4614, -99.5608
County
Custer, NE
Nearby Plants
- Broken Bow Wind II, LLCWind73.1 MW · 6.6 km
- Broken BowNatural Gas8.7 MW · 9.2 km
- AnsleyNatural Gas1.5 MW · 24.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Broken Bow Wind LLC | NRG Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Edison Mission Energy, NRG Energy, Inc | NRG Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Broken Bow Wind LLC is a 79.9 MW wind power plant located in Custer County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Broken Bow Wind LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy. It ranks as the 16th largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 36, and 816th nationally out of 1424. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology.
The plant uses GE Wind GE1.6-82.5 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Broken Bow Wind generated 205,682 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.3%. The plant is located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
19.6K MWh
Latest Month
205.7K MWh
Annual Generation
29.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Broken Bow Wind Farm Phase II Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
NPPD
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPP
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report