Community Wind North LLC
Lincoln County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 57385 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate30MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation110GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62.1 | 35.2% | — |
| 2012 | 106 | 40.2% | — |
| 2013 | 94.4 | 35.9% | — |
| 2014 | 102.4 | 39.0% | — |
| 2015 | 93.9 | 35.7% | — |
| 2016 | 99.2 | 37.6% | — |
| 2017 | 97.4 | 37.0% | — |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 84.7 | 32.2% | — |
| 2020 | 56.5 | 21.4% | — |
| 2021 | 106.1 | 40.4% | — |
| 2022 | 121.1 | 46.1% | — |
| 2023 | 109.4 | 41.6% | — |
| 2024 | 114.7 | 50.4% | — |
| 2025 | 110.3 | 42.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34505 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 30 | 30 | May 2011 | Operating | — | clipper Liberty C96 |
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).
| NRG Energy, Inc | 99.0% | 30 MW |
| Norgard 1 | 1.0% | 0 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lincoln Heights I | 5 MW | 5.2 km |
| MinnDakota Wind LLC | 150 MW | 5.5 km |
| Lake Benton I | 107 MW | 5.7 km |
| Lincoln Heights II | 4 MW | 9.8 km |
| Twin Lake Hills LLC | 2 MW | 10.4 km |
| Spartan Hills LLC | 2 MW | 13.4 km |