Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62291
- Capacity
- 44.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Chippewa, MN
- Operating Since
- 2018
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 135,332 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 34.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #34 of 125 Wind plants in MN#967 of 1442 nationally
44.6 MW Wind operating in Chippewa, MN — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
44.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.8597, -95.5682
County
Chippewa, MN
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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 | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer’s Creek Wind Farm LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC | Palmer’s Creek Wind Farm LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Palmer’s Creek Wind Farm LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC is a 44.6 MW wind power plant located in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2018 and is owned and operated by Palmer's Creek Wind Farm, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 90 meters and a rotor diameter of 116 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE2.5-116. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 135,332 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 34.7%. Palmer's Creek Wind Farm ranks as the 34th largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 123, and 958th nationally out of 1424.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalWind44.6 MWSPP
Generation
14.4K MWh
Latest Month
135.3K MWh
Annual Generation
34.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Asbury Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light & Power Association
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WAUEGRANITFUNPALMERCREEK_WF_RA
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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