Beethoven Wind
Wind power plant in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. 80 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by NorthWestern Energy - (SD).
Also known as Beethoven Wind, LLC · EIA plant 59187
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 80 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 2015First generator online
- Operator
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD)EIA operator ID 13809
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Bon Homme County, SD43.1600, −98.0800
- EIA plant ID
- 59187EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Beethoven Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
282 GWh
282,269 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
40.3%
2024: 43.1%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
274.5–333.1
GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2022
| 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 | 177,114 | Not reported | 8 of 12 |
| 2016 | 327,112 | 46.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 313,372 | 44.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 290,804 | 41.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 283,638 | 40.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 309,749 | 44.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 284,425 | 40.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 333,061 | 47.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 274,538 | 39.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 302,584 | 43.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 282,269 | 40.3% | 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 · SPPEmissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&H80 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 80.0 | May 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists NorthWestern Energy - (SD) 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 Beethoven Wind
How much power does Beethoven Wind produce?
Beethoven Wind reported 282,269 MWh (282 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 40.3% capacity factor on 80 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Beethoven Wind?
Beethoven Wind is in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, at 43.1600, −98.0800. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Beethoven Wind?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists NorthWestern Energy - (SD) as the operator (EIA operator ID 13809). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Beethoven Wind start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Beethoven Wind?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Beethoven Wind, 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)
- SPP 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