Coles Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68184
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Coles, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Coles Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- SERC
Coles Wind
PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #3 of 61 Wind plants in IL#103 of 1442 nationally
300 MW Wind planned in Coles, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
300 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
39.6060, -88.1803
County
Coles, IL
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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 | Coles Wind, LLC | Apex Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Coles Wind, LLC | Apex Clean Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Apex Clean Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Coles Wind is a 300 MW wind power plant located in Coles County, Illinois. The facility is owned and operated by Coles Wind, LLC. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of a single generator. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).
Coles Wind operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. It is a significant wind energy producer in Illinois, ranking as the 3rd largest out of 44 wind plants in the state, and nationally it ranks 107th out of 734 wind plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
345 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
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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