Grand Meadow
Mower County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56994 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate101MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation379GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 296.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2010 | 274.5 | 31.2% | — |
| 2011 | 304.9 | 34.6% | — |
| 2012 | 310.5 | 35.2% | — |
| 2013 | 328.7 | 37.3% | — |
| 2014 | 344.8 | 265.9% | — |
| 2015 | 334.7 | 38.0% | — |
| 2016 | 311.8 | 35.3% | — |
| 2017 | 313 | 35.5% | — |
| 2018 | 270.9 | 30.8% | — |
| 2019 | 265.4 | 30.1% | — |
| 2020 | 224.7 | 25.4% | — |
| 2021 | 215.1 | 24.4% | — |
| 2022 | 285.2 | 32.4% | — |
| 2023 | 325.9 | 37.0% | — |
| 2024 | 380.3 | 43.3% | — |
| 2025 | 378.7 | 43.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WND67 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100.5 | 100.5 | Dec 2008 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 100.0% | 101 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Prairie Star Wind Farm | 101 MW | 7.2 km |
| Pleasant Valley (MN) | 468 MW | 9.1 km |
| Wapsipinicon Wind Project | 101 MW | 9.3 km |
| Pleasant Valley Wind Farm | 200 MW | 10.9 km |
| Grand Meadow (PV) | 3 MW | 12.2 km |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | 99 MW | 14.5 km |