Fairmont Wind
Martin County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56415 · Operator: Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2003
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.6 | 3.5% | — |
| 2007 | 11.3 | 24.8% | — |
| 2008 | 16.3 | 35.7% | — |
| 2009 | 13.9 | 30.4% | — |
| 2010 | 14.2 | 31.1% | — |
| 2011 | 14.7 | 32.3% | — |
| 2012 | 15.8 | 34.6% | — |
| 2013 | 14.3 | 31.4% | — |
| 2015 | 15.9 | 34.9% | — |
| 2016 | 14.9 | 32.7% | — |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 30.1% | — |
| 2018 | 13.9 | 30.6% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 29.4% | — |
| 2020 | 14.8 | 32.5% | — |
| 2021 | 13.8 | 30.4% | — |
| 2022 | 16.4 | 35.9% | — |
| 2023 | 11.9 | 26.1% | — |
| 2024 | 14.6 | 31.9% | — |
| 2025 | 13 | 28.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WND1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1 | 0.9 | Mar 2003 | Operating | — | neg-micon NM54/950 |
| WND2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1 | 0.9 | Mar 2003 | Operating | — | neg-micon NM54/950 |
| WND3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 1.7 | Dec 2004 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
| WND4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 1.7 | Jan 2005 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fairmont (MN) | 39 MW | 9.3 km |
| Welcome Wind Turbine | 2 MW | 16.6 km |
| Big Blue | 36 MW | 20.9 km |
| Blue Breezes II LLC | 1 MW | 25 km |
| Blue Breezes LLC | 1 MW | 25.2 km |
| Truman | 6 MW | 28.2 km |