Blackford Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66968
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Blackford, IN
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Blackford Wind
PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #8 of 23 Wind plants in IN#333 of 1442 nationally
200 MW Wind planned in Blackford, IN — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
40.4021, -85.3006
County
Blackford, IN
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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 | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Renewable Energy LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Renewable Energy LLC | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Leeward Renewable Energy LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Blackford Wind is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Blackford County, Indiana. The facility utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of one generator. It is owned and operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC. Blackford Wind is the 8th largest wind farm in Indiana out of 23, and ranks 332nd nationally out of 734 wind facilities.
The plant's output is delivered to the grid within the PJM Interconnection market, which also serves as the balancing authority. Blackford Wind is located within the RFC NERC region. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
WHPLDICH34.5 KV BLACKFWF
Pricing Hub
N ILLINOIS HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (4)Beta
Industry·corporate
Thousands of acres of farmland soon to be filled with wind turbines for Blackford wind project
BLACKFORD, IN — Starting next year, farmlands in Blackford County will begin producing energy instead of crops. It's a part of the Blackford...
Blackford (other)Blackford County (other)
Fox 59·8 months ago
Industry·corporate
Thousands of acres of Blackford County farmland will go towards producing wind power
Next year, thousands of acres of farmland in Blackford County will soon shift from producing corn and soybeans to producing electricity.
Blackford County (other)
The Statehouse File·8 months ago
Deals·ppa
Verizon signs seven PPAs totaling more than 900MW
US telco Verizon has signed seven new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy representing 910MW of renewable energy.
Verizon (buyer)
DatacenterDynamics·4 years ago
Deals·m and a
Tri Global Energy And Leeward Renewable Energy Finalize Deal For Indiana Renewable Energy Projects
PRNewswire/ -- Tri Global Energy, a leading originator and developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects, has announced an agreement...
Tri Global Energy (seller)Leeward Renewable Energy (buyer)
PR Newswire·4 years ago
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