Nobles 2 Wind Project

OperatingWindGEM: retired

Ranked #3 of 125 Wind plants in MN#168 of 1442 nationally

250 MW Wind operating in Nobles, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

250 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

43.7974, -95.8510

County

Nobles, MN

Nearby Plants

Noble Ridge LLC
Wind1.5 MW · 4.7 km
Community Wind South
Wind30 MW · 9.8 km
Nobles Wind Project
Wind201 MW · 13.0 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	Nobles 2 Power Partners, LLC	EDF Renewables	—
Owner(s)	ALLETE South Wind, LLC, Tenaska Nobles 2 Holdings, LLC,	Xcel Energy	—
Status	Operating	retired	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Nobles 2 Wind Project is a 250 MW wind farm located in Nobles County, Minnesota. The facility began operation in 2020 and is owned by Xcel Energy and operated by Nobles 2 Power Partners, LLC. It utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. The project ranks as the 3rd largest of 26 wind farms in Minnesota, and 166th out of 734 nationally.

The wind farm uses Vestas V136-3.6 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 136 meters and a hub height of 82 meters. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 973,703 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 44.5%. The Nobles 2 Wind Project operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators