Fair Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59147
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Garrett, MD
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Fair Wind Power Partners, LLC
- Parent Company
- Exelon
- Annual Generation
- 85,805 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 32.8%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Fair Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #5 of 6 Wind plants in MD#1031 of 1442 nationally
30 MW Wind operating in Garrett, MD — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.3243, -79.3885
County
Garrett, MD
Nearby Plants
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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 | Fair Wind Power Partners, LLC | Exelon | — |
| Owner(s) | Fair Wind Power Partners, LLC | Exelon | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Fair Wind is a 30 MW wind power plant located in Garrett County, Maryland. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned by Exelon, with Fair Wind Power Partners, LLC as the listed operator. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The turbines have a hub height of 100 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters, and were manufactured by Nordex, model N100.
The plant's latest annual generation was 85,805 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 32.8%. Fair Wind operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. It is ranked as the 5th largest of 6 wind plants in Maryland, and 1019th out of 1424 wind plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Fair Wind Project
OperationalWind30 MWPJM
Generation
8.7K MWh
Latest Month
85.8K MWh
Annual Generation
32.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
KELSOGAP34.5 KV FAIRWDWF
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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