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Grand Meadow

Wind power plant in Mower County, Minnesota. 100.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.

Also known as Grand Meadow Wind Farm · Wapsipinicon South Wind Project · Wapsipinicon Wind · EIA plant 56994

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Key facts

Capacity
100.5 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
December 2008First generator online
Operator
Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaEIA operator ID 13781
Grid
MISOBalancing authority MISO
Price nodes
1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
Location
Mower County, MN43.7189, −92.7050
EIA plant ID
56994EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Grand Meadow produces

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Net generation, 2025

379 GWh

378,700 MWh, final

Capacity factor, 2025

43.0%

2024: 43.1%

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Range, 2015 to 2025

215.1–380.3

GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2024

Annual net generation, GWhCapacity factor below each year
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009296,906Not reported12 of 12
2010274,48831.2%12 of 12
2011304,89434.6%12 of 12
2012310,52135.2%12 of 12
2013328,70237.3%12 of 12
2014344,79139.2%12 of 12
2015334,72838.0%12 of 12
2016311,84335.3%12 of 12
2017312,96635.5%12 of 12
2018270,86230.8%12 of 12
2019265,37630.1%12 of 12
2020224,67825.5%12 of 12
2021215,11724.4%12 of 12
2022285,15232.4%12 of 12
2023325,93537.0%12 of 12
2024380,29043.1%12 of 12
2025378,70043.0%12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 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

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Emissions

Free · EPA CAMPD

No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No 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
GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
WND67Onshore Wind Turbine100.5December 2008

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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.

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Expected vs reported generation

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Questions about Grand Meadow

How much power does Grand Meadow produce?

Grand Meadow reported 378,700 MWh (379 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 43.0% capacity factor on 100.5 MW of nameplate capacity.

Where is Grand Meadow?

Grand Meadow is in Mower County, Minnesota, at 43.7189, −92.7050. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).

Who operates Grand Meadow?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Northern States Power Co - Minnesota as the operator (EIA operator ID 13781). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Grand Meadow start operating?

Its first generator began operating in December 2008, according to EIA-860M.

Does InfraMap have power prices for Grand Meadow?

Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Grand Meadow, 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