Merricourt Wind Energy Center
Wind power plant in McIntosh County, North Dakota. 150 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Otter Tail Power Co.
Also known as Merricourt · EIA plant 57048
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 150 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2020First generator online
- Operator
- Otter Tail Power CoEIA operator ID 14232
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- McIntosh County, ND46.1075, −99.0592
- EIA plant ID
- 57048EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Merricourt produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
584 GWh
583,545 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
44.4%
2024: 43.5%
January to July 2026
350 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2021 to 2025
501.6–594.7
GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2023
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | 32,973 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2021 | 501,569 | 38.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 575,654 | 43.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 594,735 | 45.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 573,477 | 43.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 583,545 | 44.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 350,228 | 45.9% | 7 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 | 150.0 | December 2020 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Otter Tail Power Co 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 Merricourt
How much power does Merricourt Wind Energy Center produce?
Merricourt Wind Energy Center reported 583,545 MWh (584 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 44.4% capacity factor on 150 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 350 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Merricourt Wind Energy Center?
Merricourt Wind Energy Center is in McIntosh County, North Dakota, at 46.1075, −99.0592. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Merricourt Wind Energy Center?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Otter Tail Power Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 14232). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Merricourt Wind Energy Center start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2020, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Merricourt Wind Energy Center?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Merricourt Wind Energy Center, 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
- 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