Cross Winds Energy Park

OperatingWind

Ranked #2 of 35 Wind plants in MI#205 of 1442 nationally

230.9 MW Wind operating in Tuscola, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

230.9 MW

Nameplate Capacity

3

Generators

units

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2014

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.6148, -83.4488

County

Tuscola, MI

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Consumers Energy	—
Owner(s)	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)	Consumers Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Cross Winds Energy Park is a 230.9 MW wind power plant located in Tuscola County, Michigan. The facility, which began operating in 2014, is owned and operated by Consumers Energy. It consists of three generators utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant uses GE Wind GE1.79-100 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 96 meters.

The plant's latest annual generation was 720,922 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 35.6%. Cross Winds Energy Park operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. The plant is ranked as the second largest of 19 wind facilities in Michigan, and 201st out of 734 nationally. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $2,137.96 per kW, based on FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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