Ford County Wind Farm LLC

OperatingWind

Ranked #40 of 62 Wind plants in IL#616 of 1444 nationally

121.3 MW Wind operating in Ford, IL — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

121.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.5602, -88.3553

County

Ford, IL

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Status

Latest milestoneadvanced design phaseYahoo · 2025-05-01

Expected CODQ1 2027Yahoo · 2025-05-01

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	Ford Ridge	Stonepeak Partners LP; Ørsted A/S	—
Owner(s)	Ford Ridge	Stonepeak Partners LP; Ørsted A/S	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperAllium Renewable Energy LLCYahoo · 2025-05-01

About

Ford County Wind Farm LLC is a 121.3 MW wind power plant located in Ford County, Illinois. The facility began operating in 2022 and is owned and operated by Ford Ridge. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters, and were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.8-127.

In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 464,720 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.8%. The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. Ford County Wind Farm ranks as the 37th largest wind farm in Illinois out of 44, and 606th nationally out of 734.

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Engineering & Generators