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145.2 MW Wind operating in Fond Du Lac, WI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
145.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.8794, -88.2708
County
Fond Du Lac, WI
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | WE Energy Group | — |
| Owner(s) | Wisconsin Electric Power Co | WEC Energy Group | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Blue Sky Green Field Wind Energy Center is a wind farm in northeast Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The 10,600-acre (4,300 ha) facility is located in the towns of Calumet and Marshfield. Owned by We Energies, it became the largest operating installation using wind power in Wisconsin when it came online in 2008.
Read more on WikipediaThe Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project is a 145.2 MW wind power plant located in Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin. The plant began operating in 2008 and utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility is owned by WEC Energy Group and operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co. The wind turbines are Vestas V82-1.65 models, with a rotor diameter of 82 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 335,439 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 26.4%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. The installed cost of the plant was $2081.5 per kW, according to FERC data. The Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project is ranked as the second largest of three wind plants in Wisconsin, and 544th out of 734 wind plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
39.4K MWh
Latest Month
335.4K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
Wind · Wisconsin Electric Power Company · Data from 2015–2024
$2,332/kW
Installed Cost
$235/kW
Annual CapEx
$10.9/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cypress Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
WEC.BLUSKYGF
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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