Query
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-09T05:27:32.417Z

Briefing on Pleasant Valley Wind Farm

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 9, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
200 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2015
Operating since
1
Generators
43.9%
Capacity factor
770 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Pleasant Valley Wind Farm is a 200 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in MISO (Midcontinent), currently Operating.

Pleasant Valley Wind Farm is reported in Minnesota since 2015 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 43.9% capacity factor and 770 GWh annual generation; $1832/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
59201

What stands out

1

Pleasant Valley Wind Farm is a 200 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Minnesota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 43.9% capacity factor and 770 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $6.6/MWh OpEx, $1832/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutoffs scrutinized by legislature” (The Denver Post, 2026-01-31).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
MISO (Midcontinent)
Balancing authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#11 of 123
National rank
#328 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.