Buffalo Ridge II LLC
Wind power plant in Brookings County, South Dakota. 210 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Avangrid Power LLC.
Also known as Buffalo Ridge II Wind Farm · Buffalo Ridge II · EIA plant 57424
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 210 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2010First generator online
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLCEIA operator ID 15399
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Brookings County, SD44.5281, −96.6267
- EIA plant ID
- 57424EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Buffalo Ridge II produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
479 GWh
479,324 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
26.1%
2024: 18.5%
January to July 2026
336 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
328.1–622.2
GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2016
| 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 | 49,248 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2011 | 564,585 | 30.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 627,768 | 34.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 586,819 | 31.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 614,452 | 33.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 589,209 | 32.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 622,243 | 33.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 614,322 | 33.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 591,156 | 32.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 514,318 | 28.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 548,614 | 29.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 328,131 | 17.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 353,592 | 19.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 368,965 | 20.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 341,469 | 18.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 479,324 | 26.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 336,475 | 31.5% | 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 | 210.0 | December 2010 |
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 Buffalo Ridge II
How much power does Buffalo Ridge II LLC produce?
Buffalo Ridge II LLC reported 479,324 MWh (479 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 26.1% capacity factor on 210 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 336 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Buffalo Ridge II LLC?
Buffalo Ridge II LLC is in Brookings County, South Dakota, at 44.5281, −96.6267. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Buffalo Ridge II 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 Buffalo Ridge II LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2010, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Buffalo Ridge II LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Buffalo Ridge II 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