Bison 4 Wind Energy Center
Wind power plant in Morton County, North Dakota. 205 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by ALLETE, Inc..
Also known as Bison Wind 4 · EIA plant 58872
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 205 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2015First generator online
- Operator
- ALLETE, Inc.EIA operator ID 12647
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 2 MISO nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Morton County, ND46.9800, −101.5547
- EIA plant ID
- 58872EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Bison 4 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
573 GWh
572,919 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
31.9%
2024: 34.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
572.9–840.9
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2017
| 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 | 712,056 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 832,159 | 46.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 840,920 | 46.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 712,649 | 39.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 750,939 | 41.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 805,997 | 44.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 715,972 | 39.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 702,134 | 39.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 608,448 | 33.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 624,234 | 34.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 572,919 | 31.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISO4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 205.0 | January 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists ALLETE, Inc. 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 Bison 4
How much power does Bison 4 Wind Energy Center produce?
Bison 4 Wind Energy Center reported 572,919 MWh (573 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 31.9% capacity factor on 205 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Bison 4 Wind Energy Center?
Bison 4 Wind Energy Center is in Morton County, North Dakota, at 46.9800, −101.5547. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Bison 4 Wind Energy Center?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists ALLETE, Inc. as the operator (EIA operator ID 12647). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Bison 4 Wind Energy Center start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Bison 4 Wind Energy Center?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Bison 4 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