Walnut Ridge Wind Farm
A 212 MW wind power plant in Bureau, Illinois, owned by BHE Renewables, LLC, commissioned in 2018.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 58694Wind
Nameplate capacity
212 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2018
Time in queue (2005→2018)
13.7 yrs
Owner
Location
Bureau, Illinois
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
730.6 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 2018 — 13.7 years in the queue. See the PJM queue or typical durations.
Location
Bureau, Illinois · 41.4967, -89.5803
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 57.5 | |
| 2019 | 815.9 | |
| 2020 | 776.9 | |
| 2021 | 773.3 | |
| 2022 | 886.9 | |
| 2023 | 747.6 | |
| 2024 | 730.6 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Wind Farm | Wind | 194.3 MW | ~14 km |
| Big Sky Wind LLC | Wind | 239.4 MW | ~15 km |
| Princeton (IL) | Natural Gas | 37.9 MW | ~17 km |
| Agriwind | Wind | 8.4 MW | ~22 km |
| Crescent Ridge | Wind | 53 MW | ~27 km |
| DePue Holdings, LLC | Solar | 20 MW | ~29 km |
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