Pleasant Valley Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Mower County, Minnesota. 200 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Also known as Pleasant Valley · EIA plant 59201
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 2015First generator online
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaEIA operator ID 13781
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Mower County, MN43.8050, −92.7697
- EIA plant ID
- 59201EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Pleasant Valley Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
464 GWh
463,604 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
26.5%
2024: 43.8%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
463.6–866.9
GWh a year. Low 2025, 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 | 234,066 | Not reported | 5 of 12 |
| 2016 | 802,872 | 45.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 832,947 | 47.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 756,650 | 43.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 772,925 | 44.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 789,515 | 44.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 707,870 | 40.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 866,891 | 49.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 746,827 | 42.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 770,251 | 43.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 463,604 | 26.5% | 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 | 200.0 | August 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Northern States Power Co - Minnesota 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 Pleasant Valley Wind Farm
How much power does Pleasant Valley Wind Farm produce?
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm reported 463,604 MWh (464 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 26.5% capacity factor on 200 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Pleasant Valley Wind Farm?
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm is in Mower County, Minnesota, at 43.8050, −92.7697. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Pleasant Valley Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Northern States Power Co - Minnesota as the operator (EIA operator ID 13781). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Pleasant Valley Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Pleasant Valley Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Pleasant Valley Wind Farm, 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