Moraine Sands Wind Power

OperatingWind

Ranked #31 of 61 Wind plants in IL#424 of 1442 nationally

171 MW Wind operating in Mason, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

171 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.1709, -89.8951

County

Mason, IL

Nearby Plants

Salt Creek Township Solar, LLC
Solar50 MW · 14.9 km
Glacier Sands Wind Power, LLC
Wind185 MW · 19.7 km

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	Moraine Sands Wind Power, LLC	Cordelio Power; Swift Current Energy	—
Owner(s)	Moraine Sands Wind Power, LLC	Cordelio Power; Swift Current Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Cordelio Power; Swift Current Energy

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Moraine Sands Wind Power is a 171 MW wind power plant located in Mason County, Illinois. The facility, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Moraine Sands Wind Power, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines have a hub height of 105 meters and a rotor diameter of 150 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas and are model V150-4.5.

In its most recent year of operation, Moraine Sands Wind Power generated 574,203 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 38.4%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Moraine Sands Wind Power ranks as the 30th largest out of 44 wind plants in Illinois, and 418th out of 734 wind plants nationally.

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