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Echo Wind Park — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 58121
Capacity: 162 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Huron, MI
Operating Since: 2014
Generators: 3
Operator: DTE Electric Company
Parent Company: DTE Energy
Annual Generation: 574,571 MWh
Capacity Factor: 40.5%
Balancing Authority: Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
ISO/RTO: MISO
NERC Region: RFC

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Echo Wind Park

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Ranked #8 of 35 Wind plants in MI#451 of 1442 nationally

162 MW Wind operating in Huron, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

162 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2014

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.8780, -83.1641

County

Huron, MI

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	DTE Electric Company	DTE Electric	—
Owner(s)	DTE Electric Company	DTE Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Echo Wind Park is a 162 MW wind farm located in Huron County, Michigan. The facility, which began operating in 2014, is owned and operated by DTE Electric Company, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. The plant utilizes three onshore wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, specifically the GE1.6-100 model, featuring a 100-meter rotor diameter and a hub height of 96 meters. Echo Wind Park is the 8th largest wind farm in Michigan out of 19, and ranks 441st nationally out of 734 wind facilities.

The plant's latest annual generation was 574,571 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 40.5%. The installed cost of the facility was $2,358.82 per kW, according to FERC data. Echo Wind Park operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.

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