Query
Wessington Springs
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Wessington Springs
State
WA
Generated
2026-10-08T15:13:23.290Z

Briefing on Wessington Springs

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 8, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
51 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2009
Operating since
1
Generators
51.7%
Capacity factor
231 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Wessington Springs is a 51 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in SPP (Southwest Power Pool), currently Operating.

Wessington Springs is reported in South Dakota since 2009 under NextEra Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 51.7% capacity factor and 231 GWh annual generation; $1895/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Jerauld, South Dakota
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
NextEra Energy
Operator
Wessington Wind
Grid
SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
Plant ID
56650

What stands out

1

Wessington Springs is a 51 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in South Dakota with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 51.7% capacity factor and 231 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $1895/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Fourth-generation South Dakotan helps generate homegrown energy” (NextEra Energy Newsroom, 2025-05-22).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
Balancing authority
Southwest Power Pool
NERC region
MRO
State rank
#19 of 25
National rank
#940 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.