Blazing Star Wind Farm 1
Wind power plant in Lincoln County, Minnesota. 200 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Also known as Blazing Star 1 · EIA plant 60504
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- April 2020First generator online
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaEIA operator ID 13781
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- 1 MISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Lincoln County, MN44.5441, −96.3682
- EIA plant ID
- 60504EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
873 GWh
872,782 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
49.8%
2024: 46.5%
January to July 2026
501 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2021 to 2025
805.6–913.7
GWh a year. Low 2021, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | 567,195 | Not reported | 9 of 12 |
| 2021 | 805,636 | 46.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 913,721 | 52.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 806,817 | 46.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 817,108 | 46.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 872,782 | 49.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 500,860 | 49.2% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLZG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200.0 | April 2020 |
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 Blazing Star Wind Farm 1
How much power does Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 produce?
Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 reported 872,782 MWh (873 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 49.8% capacity factor on 200 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 501 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Blazing Star Wind Farm 1?
Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 is in Lincoln County, Minnesota, at 44.5441, −96.3682. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Blazing Star Wind Farm 1?
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 Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in April 2020, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Blazing Star Wind Farm 1?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Blazing Star Wind Farm 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
- 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