79.9 MW Wind operating in Custer, NE — Southwest Power Pool
79.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.4614, -99.5608
County
Custer, NE
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Broken Bow Wind LLC | NRG Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Edison Mission Energy, NRG Energy, Inc | NRG Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
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
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
19.6K MWh
Latest Month
205.7K MWh
Annual Generation
29.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point 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