Dakota Range Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #1 of 25 Wind plants in SD#74 of 1442 nationally

304 MW Wind operating in Grant, SD — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

304 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

45.2237, -97.0231

County

Grant, SD

Nearby Plants

Dakota Range III Wind Project
Wind153.6 MW · 10.2 km
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center
Wind200.1 MW · 20.2 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	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	Engie North America Inc [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	ENGIE	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Dakota Range Wind is a 304 MW wind power plant located in Grant County, South Dakota. The facility, which began operating in 2022, is owned by ENGIE, a French multinational utility, and operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant uses Vestas V136-4.3 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 136 meters and a hub height of 82 meters. Dakota Range Wind is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and is situated within the MRO NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Dakota Range Wind generated 1,016,519 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 38.2%. The plant's installed cost was $1389.15 per kW, according to FERC data. Dakota Range Wind is the largest of 14 wind plants in South Dakota, and ranks 73rd out of 734 wind plants nationally.

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