30 MW Wind operating in Nobles, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.7157, -95.8049
County
Nobles, 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 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Community Wind South is a 30 MW wind power plant located in Nobles County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks 39th out of 123 wind plants in Minnesota and 1013th out of 1424 nationally.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). The wind turbine is a Vestas V110-2.2 model, featuring a 110-meter rotor diameter and a hub height of 100 meters. In the most recent year of data, Community Wind South generated 132,307 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 50.2%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, in the MRO NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
10.7K MWh
Latest Month
132.3K MWh
Annual Generation
50.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
NSP.NOBLE.CWS1
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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