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97.4 MW Wind operating in Brookings, SD
97.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2019
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.4468, -96.5693
County
Brookings, SD
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Coyote Ridge LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC, WEC Energy Group | WEC Energy Group | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Coyote Ridge is a 97.4 MW wind power plant located in Brookings County, South Dakota. The facility began operating in 2019 and is owned by WEC Energy Group, with Coyote Ridge LLC as the operator. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, it uses GE2.5-127 wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters.
In the most recent year of data, Coyote Ridge generated 392,952 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.1%. The plant operates within the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. Coyote Ridge is ranked as the 16th largest power plant in South Dakota out of 24, and 767th nationally out of 1424 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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40.3K MWh
Latest Month
393.0K MWh
Annual Generation
46.1%
Capacity Factor
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2019
$1,593/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $155.2M
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This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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