Red Barn Energy

OperatingWind

Ranked #5 of 13 Wind plants in WI#785 of 1442 nationally

91.6 MW Wind operating in Grant, WI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

91.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.9514, -90.4407

County

Grant, WI

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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	Wisconsin Public Service Corp	ALLETE Clean Energy	—
Owner(s)	Madison Gas & Electric Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp	MGE Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Red Barn Energy is a 91.6 MW wind power plant located in Grant County, Wisconsin. The facility began operating in 2023 and is owned by MGE Energy, with Wisconsin Public Service Corp. listed as the operator per EIA data. The plant consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 112 meters and a rotor diameter of 140 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE3.4-140. In its most recent year of operation, Red Barn Energy generated 253,697 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.6%. The plant ranks as the 5th largest of 13 wind facilities in Wisconsin and 777th out of 1424 nationally. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1845.43 per kW, based on FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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