Prairie Breeze II — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60262
- Capacity
- 73.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Antelope, NE
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Invenergy Services LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 277,423 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 43.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Prairie Breeze II
OperatingWind
Ranked #19 of 36 Wind plants in NE#857 of 1442 nationally
73.4 MW Wind operating in Antelope, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
73.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.9349, -97.9475
County
Antelope, NE
Nearby Plants
- Prairie Breeze IIIWind35.8 MW · 6.7 km
- TPW PetersburgWind40.5 MW · 8.5 km
- Laredo Ridge Wind LLCWind79.9 MW · 8.7 km
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 | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy | — |
| Owner(s) | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Prairie Breeze II is a 73.4 MW wind power plant located in Antelope County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2015 and is operated by Invenergy Services LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Prairie Breeze II ranks as the 19th largest power plant in Nebraska out of 36, and 849th nationally out of 1424.
The plant's wind turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.79-100, with a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Prairie Breeze II generated 277,423 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.1%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
24.2K MWh
Latest Month
277.4K MWh
Annual Generation
43.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NPPD_GRIS_PB3
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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