Freeborn Wind Farm
Freeborn County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 64623 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate218MWSummer 218 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation766GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor40%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 388.9 | 33.1% | — |
| 2022 | 789.3 | 45.1% | — |
| 2023 | 755.8 | 43.1% | — |
| 2024 | 751 | 42.8% | — |
| 2025 | 785.2 | 41.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBW01 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 218 | 218 | May 2021 | Operating | — | vestas V120-2.2 |
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% | 218 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| REG Juhl Glenville Wind, LLC | 3 MW | 12.1 km |
| Windwalkers LLC | 2 MW | 14.5 km |
| Barton Windpower LLC | 158 MW | 15.5 km |
| Northern Iowa Windpower II | 80 MW | 19.1 km |
| Goose Lake MN DPC-GM | 2 MW | 19.2 km |
| Top of Iowa Windfarm III | 30 MW | 20.1 km |