Prairie Winds ND1
A 115.5 MW wind power plant in Ward, North Dakota, owned by Basin Electric Power Coop, commissioned in 2009.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 56607Wind
Nameplate capacity
115.5 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2009
Location
Ward, North Dakota
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
310.6 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
Location
Ward, North Dakota · 47.9336, -101.2692
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 419 | |
| 2016 | 436.9 | |
| 2017 | 457.1 | |
| 2018 | 356.5 | |
| 2019 | 364.8 | |
| 2020 | 283.9 | |
| 2021 | 332.9 | |
| 2022 | 323.1 | |
| 2023 | 328.2 | |
| 2024 | 310.6 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot Wind Project | Wind | 4.5 MW | ~10 km |
| New Frontier Wind | Wind | 100 MW | ~25 km |
| Velva Windfarm LLC | Wind | 11.9 MW | ~31 km |
| Garrison | Hydroelectric | 583.4 MW | ~50 km |
| Coal Creek | Coal | 1.22 GW | ~62 km |
| Leland Olds | Coal | 656 MW | ~73 km |
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