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Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 59292
Capacity: 318.1 MW
Primary Fuel: Wind
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Dixon, NE
Operating Since: 2018
Generators: 1
Operator: Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC
Parent Company: Enel
Annual Generation: 896,555 MWh
Capacity Factor: 32.2%
Balancing Authority: Southwest Power Pool
ISO/RTO: SPP
NERC Region: MRO

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Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project

OperatingWind

Ranked #3 of 36 Wind plants in NE#67 of 1442 nationally

318.1 MW Wind operating in Dixon, NE — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

318.1 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2018

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.3855, -96.8263

County

Dixon, NE

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC	Enel Green Power	—
Owner(s)	Enel Kansas, LLC	Enel	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project is a 318.1 MW wind farm located in Dixon County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2018 and is owned and operated by Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian energy company Enel. It ranks as the third-largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 12, and 66th nationally out of 734 wind facilities. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 87.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 125 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Nordex, model AW125/3150. In its most recent year of operation, the Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project generated 896,555 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 32.2%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

MRO

Balancing Authority

Southwest Power Pool

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

88.0K MWh

Latest Month

896.6K MWh

Annual Generation

32.2%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

SPP

LMP Node

NPPD.ETNA.ASSET2

Pricing Hub

SPP North Hub

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (10)Beta

Hazards·wildfire

Red Flag Warning: Plymouth; Woodbury; Ida; Dixon; Dakota; Gregory; Charles Mix; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union

Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 10:58AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Red Flag Warning (hazard)

NWS Sioux Falls SD·5 days ago

General

The Rattlesnake Creek wind farm in Nebraska, USA

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Enel Green Power·5 months ago

General

Enel and Meta finalise power purchase agreement for Oklahoma Wind Farm

Enel North America and Meta have reached a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 115MW portion of the Rockhaven wind farm, located in Murray...

Windtech International·1 years ago

General

Enel, Meta Announce PPA for Oklahoma Wind Farm

Enel North America announced it has a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 115-MW portion of the Rockhaven wind farm in Murray and Carter counties, Oklahoma.

POWER Magazine·1 years ago

Last updated 2026-03-21

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