Query
Grand Meadow
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Grand Meadow
Generated
2026-10-09T05:16:49.706Z

Briefing on Grand Meadow

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 9, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
101 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2008
Operating since
1
Generators
43.2%
Capacity factor
380 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Grand Meadow is a 101 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Grand Meadow is reported in Minnesota since 2008 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 43.2% capacity factor and 380 GWh annual generation; $1401/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Mower, Minnesota
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Xcel Energy
Operator
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Grid
MISO (Midcontinent)
Plant ID
56994

What stands out

1

Grand Meadow is a 101 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Minnesota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 43.2% capacity factor and 380 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $7.9/MWh OpEx, $1401/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Restoration work begins following Public Safety Power Shutoff, weather-related outages” (Xcel Energy Newsroom, 2025-12-17).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#23 of 123
National rank
#729 of 1,442

Why it matters

For this asset in MISO (Midcontinent), 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.