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79.9 MW Wind operating in Custer, NE — Southwest Power Pool
79.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.4614, -99.5608
County
Custer, NE
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Broken Bow Wind LLC | NRG Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Edison Mission Energy, NRG Energy, Inc | NRG Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Broken Bow Wind LLC is a 79.9 MW wind power plant located in Custer County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Broken Bow Wind LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy. It ranks as the 16th largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 36, and 816th nationally out of 1424. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology.
The plant uses GE Wind GE1.6-82.5 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Broken Bow Wind generated 205,682 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.3%. The plant is located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
19.6K MWh
Latest Month
205.7K MWh
Annual Generation
29.3%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $151.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Broken Bow Wind Farm Phase II Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
NPPD
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