194.3 MW Wind operating in Lee, IL — PJM Interconnection, LLC
194.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2019
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.6163, -89.5432
County
Lee, 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 | Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, LLC | Geronimo LLP | — |
| Owner(s) | Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, LLC | Geronimo LLP | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Geronimo LLP
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Green River Wind Farm is a 194.3 MW wind power plant located in Lee County, Illinois. The facility began operating in 2019 and is owned and operated by Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines were manufactured by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, model SG-2.625-126, with a rotor diameter of 126 meters and a hub height of 84 meters.
In its most recent year of operation, Green River Wind Farm generated 497,093 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.2%. The plant is interconnected to the grid within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, which operates within the RFC NERC region. Green River Wind Farm ranks as the 24th largest wind farm in Illinois out of 44, and 377th nationally out of 734 wind plants.
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
Green River Wind Farm Phase 2
52.0K MWh
Latest Month
497.1K MWh
Annual Generation
29.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Big Sky Wind LLC Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
977GREE34.5 KV GRVRU1WF
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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