Northern Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #26 of 125 Wind plants in MN#734 of 1442 nationally

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

EIAGEM

100 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.0110, -96.0446

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	Xcel Energy Inc [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Xcel Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Northern Wind is a 100 MW wind power plant located in Murray County, Minnesota. The facility, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region.

The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 116 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.7-116. In its most recent year of operation, Northern Wind generated 357,956 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 40.9%. The installed cost of the plant was $1,987.49 per kW. Northern Wind is ranked as the 25th largest power plant in Minnesota out of 26, and 731st nationally out of 734.

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