Big Sky Wind LLC
A 239.4 MW wind power plant in Bureau, Illinois, owned by Big Sky Wind LLC, commissioned in 2011.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 57135Wind
Nameplate capacity
239.4 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2011
Time in queue (2005→2010)
4.7 yrs
Owner
Big Sky Wind LLC
Location
Bureau, Illinois
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
730.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
This facility was matched to a PJM Interconnection interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2005, commercial operation 2010 — 4.7 years in the queue. See the PJM queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 530.6 | |
| 2016 | 522.3 | |
| 2017 | 575.9 | |
| 2018 | 499.3 | |
| 2019 | 527.3 | |
| 2020 | 432.5 | |
| 2021 | 309.4 | |
| 2022 | 462.3 | |
| 2023 | 674.7 | |
| 2024 | 730.9 |
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| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Wind Farm | Wind | 194.3 MW | ~9 km |
| Walnut Ridge Wind Farm | Wind | 212 MW | ~15 km |
| Com Adam 1WF-1 | Wind | 5 MW | ~18 km |
| Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC | Natural Gas | 380 MW | ~23 km |
| Nelson Energy Center | Natural Gas | 627.5 MW | ~23 km |
| GSG LLC | Wind | 80 MW | ~24 km |
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