Elm Creek Wind LLC
Wind power plant in Jackson County, Minnesota. 99 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Avangrid Power LLC.
Also known as Elm Creek Wind · Elm Creek · EIA plant 56793
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 99 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2008First generator online
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLCEIA operator ID 15399
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Jackson County, MN43.7542, −94.9497
- EIA plant ID
- 56793EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Elm Creek Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
192 GWh
191,628 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
22.1%
2024: 20.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
156.2–338.7
GWh a year. Low 2021, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | 33,316 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2009 | 290,531 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 306,556 | 35.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 325,987 | 37.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 326,293 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 325,519 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 358,037 | 41.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 338,720 | 39.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 328,729 | 37.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 305,877 | 35.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 287,870 | 33.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 279,753 | 32.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 241,682 | 27.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 156,218 | 18.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 227,024 | 26.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 208,904 | 24.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 176,072 | 20.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 191,628 | 22.1% | 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 account · MISOEmissions
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 | 99.0 | December 2008 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Avangrid Power LLC 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 Elm Creek Wind
How much power does Elm Creek Wind LLC produce?
Elm Creek Wind LLC reported 191,628 MWh (192 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 22.1% capacity factor on 99 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Elm Creek Wind LLC?
Elm Creek Wind LLC is in Jackson County, Minnesota, at 43.7542, −94.9497. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Elm Creek Wind LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Avangrid Power LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 15399). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Elm Creek Wind LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2008, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Elm Creek Wind LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Elm Creek Wind LLC, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
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)
- MISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page