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298 MW Wind operating in Wayne, NE — Southwest Power Pool
298 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.2582, -97.1982
County
Wayne, NE
Nearby Plants
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 | Haystack Wind Project, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Owner(s) | Haystack Wind Project, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Haystack Wind Project, LLC is a 298 MW wind farm located in Wayne County, Nebraska. The plant began operating in 2022 and is owned and operated by Haystack Wind Project, LLC, a subsidiary of the Danish company Ørsted. The facility utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SG-5.0-145 onshore wind turbines. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 145 meters and a hub height of 102.5 meters.
In its most recent year of operation, Haystack Wind Project generated 801,761 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.7%. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Haystack Wind Project is the 6th largest wind farm in Nebraska out of 12, and ranks 117th nationally out of 734 wind facilities.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
98.2K MWh
Latest Month
801.8K MWh
Annual Generation
30.7%
Capacity Factor
2022
$1,686/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $502.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Haystack Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NPPD.HYST.HYST
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Location Type
Settlement Location
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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