Query
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-17T17:35:17.200Z

Briefing on Cottonwood Wind Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
90 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2017
Operating since
1
Generators
47.8%
Capacity factor
374 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Cottonwood Wind Energy Center is a 90 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), currently Operating.

Cottonwood Wind Energy Center is reported in Nebraska since 2017 under NextEra Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 47.8% capacity factor and 374 GWh annual generation; $1654/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Webster, Nebraska
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
NextEra Energy
Operator
Cottonwood Wind Project
Grid
SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
Plant ID
61407

What stands out

1

Cottonwood Wind Energy Center is a 90 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Nebraska with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 47.8% capacity factor and 374 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $1654/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “NextEra Energy ranked No. 1 in its industry on Fortune's list of 'World's Most Admired Companies'” (NextEra Energy Newsroom, 2025-01-30).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
Balancing authority
Southwest Power Pool
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#11 of 34
National rank
#800 of 1,442

Why it matters

For this asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.