Plum Creek — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61687
- Capacity
- 400 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Cottonwood, MN
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Plum Creek Wind Farm LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Plum Creek
PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #1 of 125 Wind plants in MN#41 of 1442 nationally
400 MW Wind planned in Cottonwood, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
400 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
44.1450, -95.3827
County
Cottonwood, MN
Nearby Plants
- WestbrookDistillate Oil2.3 MW · 12.6 km
- Jeffers Wind 20 LLCWind50 MW · 14.1 km
- Antares Community SolarSolar3 MW · 20.9 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 | Plum Creek Wind Farm LLC | Geronimo Energy [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Plum Creek Wind Farm LLC | Geronimo Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Geronimo Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Plum Creek is a 400 MW wind power plant located in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It is owned and operated by Plum Creek Wind Farm LLC. The plant consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is the largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 26 such facilities, and ranks 41st nationally among 734 wind plants.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, and is located in the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant's operations and impact on the grid have been noted in industry news, regulatory filings, and grid-related reporting.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
345 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 confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Revere SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·partnership
Geronimo Power, Nobles Cooperative Electric talk data center
The entities gave a presentation to Nobles County commissioners on Tuesday.
Geronimo Power (other)Nobles Cooperative Electric (other)
Worthington Globe·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
Geronimo Power proposes data center in Nobles County, Minnesota
US renewable energy developer Geronimo Power is looking to develop a data center in Nobles County, Minnesota. According to local reports,...
Geronimo Power (developer)
DatacenterDynamics·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
In Minnesota farm country, a plan for a $4 billion data center takes root with vast wind, solar and battery projects
WORTHINGTON, Minn. — A power developer has a novel plan to build a $4 billion data center in rural southwestern Minnesota,...
Star Tribune·4 months ago
Industry·corporate
Geronimo Power proposes data center for Nobles County
A site has not been identified, but company eyes proximity to wind and solar farms.
Geronimo Power (developer)
The Globe | Worthington, Minnesota·4 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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