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81 MW Wind operating in Knox, NE — Southwest Power Pool
81 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.6740, -97.6680
County
Knox, NE
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC | Edison Mission Group | — |
| Owner(s) | NRG Energy, Inc, Tenaska Elkhorn Ridge I LLC, Tenaska Elkhorn Ridge II LLC, Tenaska Elkhorn Ridge III LLC | Nebraska Public Power District | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC is an 81 MW wind power plant located in Knox County, Nebraska. The plant, which began operating in 2009, utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The primary fuel source is wind (WND). Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC operates the facility, while Nebraska Public Power District is the parent company. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Elkhorn Ridge Wind ranks as the 14th largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 36, and 794th nationally out of 1424.
The plant's latest annual generation was 138,221 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.4%. The wind turbines are Vestas V90-3.0 models, featuring a rotor diameter of 90 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $57.29 per MWh, as reported in FERC Electric Quarterly Reports (EQR).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
14.6K MWh
Latest Month
138.2K MWh
Annual Generation
19.4%
Capacity Factor
Elkhorn Ridge Wind, LLC · Data from 2019–2025
$57.3/MWh
PPA Price
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Elkhorn Ridge Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPP
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP