Burt County Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61511
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Burt, NE
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Burt County Wind
PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #17 of 36 Wind plants in NE#846 of 1442 nationally
75 MW Wind planned in Burt, NE — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEM
75 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
41.8860, -96.3450
County
Burt, NE
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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 | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Con Edison Development | — |
| Owner(s) | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. | Burt County Wind LLC | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Burt County Wind LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Burt County Wind is a 75 MW wind power plant located in Burt County, Nebraska. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).
Burt County Wind operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. It is ranked as the 17th largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 36, and nationally it is ranked 838 out of 1424 wind facilities.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
161 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
LOW confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Tekamah · 161 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Nebraska Public Power District
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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