Rock Aetna Power Partners

OperatingWind

Ranked #46 of 125 Wind plants in MN#1091 of 1442 nationally

20 MW Wind operating in Murray, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

20 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.0227, -96.0523

County

Murray, 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	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Northern States Power	—
Owner(s)	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Xcel Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Rock Aetna Power Partners is a 20 MW wind power plant located in Murray County, Minnesota. The facility, which began operating in 2022, utilizes a single onshore wind turbine. The primary fuel source is wind (WND). The plant is owned and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy. The wind turbine is a GE Wind GE2.82-127 model, featuring a 127-meter rotor diameter and a 90-meter hub height.

In its most recent year of operation, Rock Aetna Power Partners generated 82,276 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.9%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. The installed cost of the plant was $1666 per kW, according to FERC data. Rock Aetna Power Partners ranks as the 48th largest power plant in Minnesota out of 123, and 1087th nationally out of 1424.

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Engineering & Generators