175 MW Wind operating in Kankakee, IL — PJM Interconnection, LLC
175 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.0041, -88.0536
County
Kankakee, IL
Nearby Plants
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 | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Pilot Hill Wind, LLC | EDF Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as EDF Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Pilot Hill Wind Farm is a 175 MW wind power plant located in Kankakee County, Illinois. The facility began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple onshore wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, specifically the GE1.7-100 model. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 618,270 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 40.3%. Pilot Hill Wind Farm operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. It is ranked as the 29th largest wind farm out of 44 in Illinois, and 410th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
60.1K MWh
Latest Month
618.3K MWh
Annual Generation
40.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
938 K4PI34.5 KV K4KAN1WF
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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