Buffalo Ridge Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65761
- Capacity
- 106 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lincoln, MN
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 444,521 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 47.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Buffalo Ridge Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #19 of 125 Wind plants in MN#664 of 1442 nationally
106 MW Wind operating in Lincoln, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
106 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.2376, -96.2360
County
Lincoln, MN
Nearby Plants
- Soliloquoy Ridge LLCWind1.9 MW · 0.3 km
- Spartan Hills LLCWind1.9 MW · 0.3 km
- Florence Hills LLCWind1.9 MW · 1.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Located in Lincoln County, Minnesota, Buffalo Ridge Wind is a 106 MW wind power plant that began operating in 2022. The facility is owned and operated by Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant uses GE Wind GE2.82-127 turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 127 meters and a hub height of 89 meters.
Buffalo Ridge Wind operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 444,521 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 47.9%. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $20.7 per MWh, according to FERC data. Buffalo Ridge Wind ranks as the 19th largest wind farm in Minnesota out of 26, and 657th nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
44.0K MWh
Latest Month
444.5K MWh
Annual Generation
47.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$20.7/MWh
PPA Price
Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ivanhoe Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
East River Electric Power Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
NSP.BSTAR2.WNDSubstation
Ivanhoe 115/69 SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
Large wind farm being pursued in western Yellow Medicine County
Invenergy acquired the Bitter Root Wind Energy project and has signed up about 90% of the land needed for a 250-megawatt wind farm,...
West Central Tribune·1 years ago
General
Large wind farm being pursued in western Yellow Medicine County
Invenergy acquired the Bitter Root Wind Energy project and has signed up about 90% of the land needed for a 250-megawatt wind farm,...
West Central Tribune·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Large wind farm being pursued in western Yellow Medicine County
Invenergy acquired the Bitter Root Wind Energy project and has signed up about 90% of the land needed for a 250-megawatt wind farm,...
Invenergy (developer)Bitter Root Wind Energy (other)
West Central Tribune·1 years ago
General
Large wind farm being pursued in western Yellow Medicine County
Invenergy acquired the Bitter Root Wind Energy project and has signed up about 90% of the land needed for a 250-megawatt wind farm,...
West Central Tribune·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
View all 10 articles