Buffalo Ridge Wind
Lincoln County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 65761 · Operator: Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC
Nameplate106MWSummer 102 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation433GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor48%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47.7 | 63.0% | — |
| 2023 | 427.6 | 47.9% | — |
| 2024 | 451.1 | 50.4% | — |
| 2025 | 444.5 | 49.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3161 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 106 | 101.9 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Buffalo Ridge Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 106 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm | 200 MW | 5.1 km |
| Jessica Mills LLC | 2 MW | 10.6 km |
| Lakota Ridge LLC | 11 MW | 10.7 km |
| Autumn Hills LLC | 2 MW | 10.8 km |
| Shaokatan Hills LLC | 12 MW | 10.9 km |
| Tsar Nicholas LLC | 2 MW | 10.9 km |