Northern Colorado Wind LLC

OperatingWindGEM: retired

Ranked #16 of 35 Wind plants in CO#422 of 1444 nationally

174.3 MW Wind operating in Logan, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado

EIAGEMWD

174.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.9881, -102.8969

County

Logan, CO

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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 Colorado Wind LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Northern Colorado Wind LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	retired	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperNextEra Energy ResourcesENR · 2025-04-20

About

Northern Colorado Wind LLC is a 174.3 MW wind power plant located in Logan County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Northern Colorado Wind LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It utilizes two onshore wind turbine generators. The facility is interconnected to the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 91 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.6-91. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 557,526 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 36.4%. Northern Colorado Wind LLC ranks as the 16th largest wind farm out of 21 in Colorado, and 413th out of 734 nationally.

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