Northern Lights Wind LLC
Pipestone County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56411 · Operator: Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor13%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2004
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.1 | 35.5% | — |
| 2006 | 5.1 | 35.2% | — |
| 2007 | 5.8 | 39.2% | — |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 36.7% | — |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 31.6% | — |
| 2010 | 4.6 | 30.9% | — |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 34.7% | — |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 29.4% | — |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 31.2% | — |
| 2014 | 5.6 | 37.5% | — |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 36.0% | — |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 35.3% | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 33.3% | — |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 31.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 29.4% | — |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 25.0% | — |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 30.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 20.3% | — |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 1.1% | — |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 15.8% | — |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 12.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 1.7 | Dec 2004 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Greenback Energy | 2 MW | 0.7 km |
| Lucky Wind | 2 MW | 0.7 km |
| Carstensen Wind | 2 MW | 1.1 km |
| Stahl Wind Energy | 2 MW | 1.3 km |
| Uilk Wind LLC | 5 MW | 3.9 km |
| DG Green Arrow | 1 MW | 8.6 km |