Query
Mower County Wind Energy Center
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Mower County Wind Energy Center
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-18T02:58:23.936Z

Briefing on Mower County Wind Energy Center

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
99 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2006
Operating since
1
Generators
39.6%
Capacity factor
343 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Mower County Wind Energy Center is a 99 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Mower County Wind Energy Center is reported in Minnesota since 2006 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 39.6% capacity factor and 343 GWh annual generation; $2274/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
56424

What stands out

1

Mower County Wind Energy Center is a 99 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Minnesota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 39.6% capacity factor and 343 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $7.6/MWh OpEx, $2274/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
#28 of 123
National rank
#770 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.