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25 MW Wind operating in St Louis, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
25 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ALLETE, Inc. | Minnesota Power | — |
| Owner(s) | ALLETE, Inc. | ALLETE | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center is a 25 MW wind power plant located in St Louis County, Minnesota. The facility began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by ALLETE, Inc. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine manufactured by Clipper, model C96, with a rotor diameter of 96 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Taconite Ridge 1 ranks 41st in size among Minnesota's 123 wind plants, and 1045th nationally out of 1424 plants.
The plant's latest annual generation was 47,388 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 21.7%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1909.95 per kW. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $40 per MWh. Taconite Ridge 1 operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
3.2K MWh
Latest Month
47.4K MWh
Annual Generation
21.7%
Capacity Factor
ALLETE, Inc. · Data from 2015–2025
$40.0/MWh
PPA Price
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
MP.TACRIDGE1
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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