184 MW Wind operating in Ford, IL — PJM Interconnection, LLC
184 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.9786, -88.1942
County
Ford, 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 | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as EDF Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Kelly Creek Wind Project is a 184 MW wind farm located in Ford County, Illinois. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. It utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, within the RFC NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V100-2.0. In its most recent year of operation, Kelly Creek Wind Project generated 621,703 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 38.6%. The plant ranks as the 27th largest wind farm in Illinois out of 44, and 390th nationally out of 734.
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
68.4K MWh
Latest Month
621.7K MWh
Annual Generation
38.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
949 KELL34.5 KV KELLYCWF
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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