Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm
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 Wind Farm 2 · Blazing Star 2 · EIA plant 61650
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2021First 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, MN44.4453, −96.3528
- EIA plant ID
- 61650EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
865 GWh
865,217 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
49.4%
2024: 47.1%
January to July 2026
492 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2021 to 2025
739.6–894.5
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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | 739,612 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 894,526 | 51.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 816,815 | 46.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 826,752 | 47.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 865,217 | 49.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 492,336 | 48.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLZS2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200.0 | January 2021 |
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 2 Wind Farm
How much power does Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm produce?
Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm reported 865,217 MWh (865 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 49.4% capacity factor on 200 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 492 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm?
Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm is in Lincoln County, Minnesota, at 44.4453, −96.3528. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Blazing Star 2 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 Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2021, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has MISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Blazing Star 2 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
- 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