74.8 MW Wind operating in Jefferson, NE — Southwest Power Pool
74.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.0467, -96.9340
County
Jefferson, NE
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 | Steele Flats Wind Project LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Shaw Creek Solar | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Steele Flats Wind Project LLC is a 74.8 MW wind farm located in Jefferson County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2013 and is owned and operated by Steele Flats Wind Project LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is connected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.7-100. In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 332,567 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 50.7%. Steele Flats Wind Project LLC ranks as the 18th largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 36, and 843rd nationally out of 1424.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
35.2K MWh
Latest Month
332.6K MWh
Annual Generation
50.7%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NPPD_STLFTW
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-14
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