Northern Lights Wind LLC
Wind power plant in Pipestone County, Minnesota. 1.7 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad).
Also known as EIA plant 56411
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1.7 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2004First generator online
- Operator
- Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad)EIA operator ID 65899
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Pipestone County, MN44.0150, −96.4367
- EIA plant ID
- 56411EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Northern Lights Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
1.88 GWh
1,876 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
12.6%
2024: 15.8%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
0.2–5.4
GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | 5,137 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 5,090 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 5,836 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 5,475 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 4,703 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 4,602 | 30.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 5,169 | 34.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 4,391 | 29.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 4,644 | 31.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 5,584 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 5,366 | 36.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 5,275 | 35.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 4,959 | 33.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 4,647 | 31.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 4,381 | 29.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 3,731 | 25.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 4,523 | 30.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 3,016 | 20.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 157 | 1.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 2,358 | 15.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 1,876 | 12.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1.7 | December 2004 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad) as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Northern Lights Wind
How much power does Northern Lights Wind LLC produce?
Northern Lights Wind LLC reported 1,876 MWh (1.88 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 12.6% capacity factor on 1.7 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Northern Lights Wind LLC?
Northern Lights Wind LLC is in Pipestone County, Minnesota, at 44.0150, −96.4367. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Northern Lights Wind LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Northern Lights Wind LLC (Longroad) as the operator (EIA operator ID 65899). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Northern Lights Wind LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2004, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page