Tuscola Bay Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58351
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Tuscola, MI
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Tuscola Bay Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 364,835 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 34.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Tuscola Bay Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #13 of 35 Wind plants in MI#622 of 1442 nationally
120 MW Wind operating in Tuscola, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
120 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.5253, -83.6500
County
Tuscola, MI
Nearby Plants
- Tuscola Wind II LLCWind100.3 MW · 7.6 km
- Pegasus WindWind178 MW · 9.2 km
- Cross Winds Energy ParkWind230.9 MW · 19.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tuscola Bay Wind LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Tuscola Bay Wind LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Tuscola Bay wind farm, located in Fairgrove, Michigan and owned by NextEra Energy Partners, was put into operation in 2012. Each of the 75 wind turbines in the farm is 262 feet high, with a blade length of 150 feet. The output of each turbine is 1.6 megawatts, with a total farm output of 120 megawatts.
Read more on WikipediaTuscola Bay Wind is a 120 MW wind power plant located in Tuscola County, Michigan. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Tuscola Bay Wind LLC. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of a single generator. The facility's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters, and were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.6-100.
In the most recent year of data, Tuscola Bay Wind generated 364,835 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.7%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. Tuscola Bay Wind is ranked as the 13th largest wind farm out of 19 in Michigan, and 609th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
43.7K MWh
Latest Month
364.8K MWh
Annual Generation
34.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
LOW confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Atlanta Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
ITC
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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