Old Town Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68413
- Capacity
- 178 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Marshall, IL
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Old Town Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Old Town Wind
PlannedWindGEM: announced
Ranked #29 of 61 Wind plants in IL#411 of 1442 nationally
178 MW Wind planned in Marshall, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
178 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
40.9890, -89.1733
County
Marshall, IL
Nearby Plants
- Bennington WindWind93 MW · 8.2 km
- Richland Township Solar II, LLCSolar10.8 MW · 9.5 km
- Richland Township Solar, LLCSolar35 MW · 11.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Old Town Wind LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Old Town Wind LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Old Town Wind is a 178 MW wind power plant located in Marshall County, Illinois. The facility, owned and operated by Old Town Wind LLC, utilizes onshore wind turbine technology as its primary means of electricity generation. It consists of one generator powered by wind (WND).
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, and is located within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Old Town Wind is ranked as the 28th largest wind farm in Illinois out of 44, and nationally it is ranked 405th out of 734 wind plants.
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
138 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
UNKNOWN confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
ILLINOIS.HUB
Node Source
Plant coordinates only
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