North Fork Ridge Wind Energy Center
A 149.4 MW wind power plant in Barton, Missouri, owned by Empire District Electric Co, commissioned in 2020.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 62478Wind
Nameplate capacity
149.4 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2020
Time in queue (2017→2020)
3.6 yrs
Owner
Empire District Electric Co
Location
Barton, Missouri
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
523.5 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
This facility was matched to a SPP interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2017, commercial operation 2020 — 3.6 years in the queue. See the SPP queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.2 | |
| 2021 | 497.3 | |
| 2022 | 528.2 | |
| 2023 | 500.1 | |
| 2024 | 523.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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