Prairie Breeze — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58322
- Capacity
- 206.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Antelope, NE
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- SunEdison LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 595,657 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 32.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Prairie Breeze
OperatingWind
Ranked #9 of 36 Wind plants in NE#252 of 1442 nationally
206.5 MW Wind operating in Antelope, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
206.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.9324, -98.0968
County
Antelope, NE
Nearby Plants
- Laredo Ridge Wind LLCWind79.9 MW · 8.6 km
- Prairie Breeze IIIWind35.8 MW · 10.1 km
- TPW PetersburgWind40.5 MW · 12.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | SunEdison LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | SunEdison LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Prairie Breeze is a 206.5 MW wind power plant located in Antelope County, Nebraska. The facility began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by SunEdison LLC. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology, with a single generator powered by GE Wind GE1.7-100 turbines. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In its most recent year of operation, Prairie Breeze generated 595,657 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 32.9%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Prairie Breeze is ranked as the 9th largest wind farm out of 12 in Nebraska, and 247th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
48.9K MWh
Latest Month
595.7K MWh
Annual Generation
32.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Prairie Breeze Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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