Apple Blossom Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #19 of 35 Wind plants in MI#731 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEMWD

100 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2017

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.8141, -83.3053

County

Huron, MI

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Ownership & Operator

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	Apple Blossom Wind, LLC	AEP Renewables	—
Owner(s)	IRG Acquisition Holdings LLC	AEP Renewables [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as AEP Renewables [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Apple Blossom Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind power facility located in Huron County, Michigan. The plant, which began operating in 2017, is owned and operated by Apple Blossom Wind, LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The facility connects to the grid within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Apple Blossom Wind Farm is ranked 19th out of 19 wind plants in Michigan and 730th out of 734 nationally.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 87 meters and a rotor diameter of 126 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V126-3.45. In its most recent year of operation, Apple Blossom Wind Farm generated 256,296 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 29.3%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $43 per MWh, according to FERC EQR data.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

Grid Voltage

120 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

32.0K MWh

Latest Month

256.3K MWh

Annual Generation

29.3%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH

$32.3/MWh

PPA Price

Apple Blossom Wind, LLC

Contract Seller

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Pobanz Substation · 120 kV

Substation Distance

0 km

Operator

Apple Blossom Wind, LLC

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

DECO.APPLE

Pricing Hub

MICHIGAN.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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Grid·capacity addition

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