Wildcat Wind Farm I, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57862
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Tipton, IN
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Big Sky Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- E.ON
- Annual Generation
- 673,841 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 38.4%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Wildcat Wind Farm I, LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #9 of 23 Wind plants in IN#352 of 1442 nationally
200 MW Wind operating in Tipton, IN — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.3384, -85.8642
County
Tipton, IN
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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 | Big Sky Wind, LLC | E.ON Climate & Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | E.ON | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Wildcat Wind Farm I, LLC is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Tipton County, Indiana. The facility, which began operating in 2012, utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of one generator. The primary fuel source is wind (WND). The wind farm is owned by E.ON, a German company, and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It is interconnected to the grid within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 100 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE1.6-100. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 673,841 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 38.4%. Wildcat Wind Farm I, LLC is ranked as the 11th largest wind farm in Indiana out of 23, and 309th nationally out of 734. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh, according to FERC EQR data.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
76.1K MWh
Latest Month
673.8K MWh
Annual Generation
38.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
WLDWF
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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