250.7 MW Wind operating in Webster, NE — Southwest Power Pool
250.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.2569, -98.6569
County
Webster, NE
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 | Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Little Blue Wind Project, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Little Blue Wind Project, LLC is a 250.7 MW wind power plant located in Webster County, Nebraska. The facility began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by Little Blue Wind Project, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, specifically model GE2.82-127. These turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters.
In its most recent year of operation, Little Blue Wind Project generated 913,015 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.6%. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region. Little Blue Wind Project ranks as the 7th largest wind farm out of 12 in Nebraska, and 161st out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
84.0K MWh
Latest Month
913.0K MWh
Annual Generation
41.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cottonwood Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NPPD.LBLU.LBLU
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
Red Flag Warning: Phillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Valley; Greeley; Nance; Sherman; Howard; Merrick;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 9:20AM CDT until March 22 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Hastings NE
NextEra Energy Partners, LP announces agreement to acquire a 50% interest in an approximately 2,520-megawatt portfolio of long-term contracted renewables projects and enters into new convertible equity portfolio financing
Enters into an agreement for a 10-year, approximately $824 million convertible equity portfolio financing that includes the acquired assets.
Last updated 2026-03-21
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