Prairie Breeze III — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60314
- Capacity
- 35.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Antelope, NE
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Invenergy Services LLC
- Parent Company
- Invenergy
- Annual Generation
- 136,320 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 43.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Prairie Breeze III
OperatingWind
Ranked #25 of 36 Wind plants in NE#1002 of 1442 nationally
35.8 MW Wind operating in Antelope, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
35.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.9834, -97.9952
County
Antelope, NE
Nearby Plants
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- Prairie BreezeWind206.5 MW · 10.1 km
- Laredo Ridge Wind LLCWind79.9 MW · 11.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy Services | — |
| Owner(s) | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Prairie Breeze III is a 35.8 MW wind power plant located in Antelope County, Nebraska. The facility began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by Invenergy Services LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.79-100, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
In the most recent year of data, Prairie Breeze III generated 136,320 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.4%. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and is situated within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Prairie Breeze III ranks as the 25th largest power plant in Nebraska out of 36, and 993rd nationally out of 1424 plants.
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalWind35.8 MWSPP
Generation
11.3K MWh
Latest Month
136.3K MWh
Annual Generation
43.4%
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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