Bison 2 Wind Energy Center

OperatingWind

Ranked #23 of 42 Wind plants in ND#674 of 1442 nationally

105 MW Wind operating in Morton, ND — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

105 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

46.9800, -101.5547

County

Morton, ND

Nearby Plants

Bison I Wind Energy Center
Wind81.8 MW · 0.0 km
Bison 3 Wind Energy Center
Wind105 MW · 0.0 km
Bison 4 Wind Energy Center
Wind205 MW · 0.0 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	ALLETE, Inc.	Minnesota Power	—
Owner(s)	ALLETE, Inc.	ALLETE	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Bison 2 Wind Energy Center is a 105 MW wind power plant located in Morton County, North Dakota. The facility began operating in 2012 and utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The plant is owned and operated by ALLETE, Inc. The wind turbines are manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-3.0-101, with a rotor diameter of 101 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Bison 2 is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority.

The plant's latest annual generation was 218,654 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 23.7%. Bison 2 ranks as the 23rd largest out of 27 wind plants in North Dakota, and 668th nationally out of 734 plants. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $31.5 per MWh, as reported to FERC.

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Engineering & Generators