Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1
Wind power plant in Freeborn County, Minnesota. 201.3 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Also known as Bent Tree Wind Farm · Bent Tree · EIA plant 57198
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 201.3 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- February 2011First generator online
- Operator
- Wisconsin Power & Light CoEIA operator ID 20856
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Freeborn County, MN43.7246, −93.4504
- EIA plant ID
- 57198EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
334 GWh
334,066 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
18.9%
2024: 19.4%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
309.6–594.8
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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | 405,835 | Not reported | 11 of 12 |
| 2012 | 430,668 | 24.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 554,611 | 31.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 591,035 | 33.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 594,771 | 33.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 574,690 | 32.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 566,269 | 32.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 507,564 | 28.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 511,479 | 29.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 520,370 | 29.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 309,561 | 17.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 453,040 | 25.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 341,635 | 19.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 342,995 | 19.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 334,066 | 18.9% | 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 | 201.3 | February 2011 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Wisconsin Power & Light Co as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
ProPro adds modeled values for this plant. Everything above stays free.
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 Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1
How much power does Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 produce?
Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 reported 334,066 MWh (334 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 18.9% capacity factor on 201.3 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1?
Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 is in Freeborn County, Minnesota, at 43.7246, −93.4504. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Wisconsin Power & Light Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 20856). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in February 2011, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1, 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