Aurora Wind Project
Wind power plant in Williams County, North Dakota. 298.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Aurora Wind Project, LLC.
Also known as Aurora Wind · EIA plant 63258
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 298.8 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2021First generator online
- Operator
- Aurora Wind Project, LLCEIA operator ID 63021
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 2 SPP nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Williams County, ND48.5000, −103.1000
- EIA plant ID
- 63258EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Aurora Wind Project produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
913 GWh
912,751 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
34.9%
2024: 37.8%
January to July 2026
558 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2021 to 2025
0.7–1.2
TWh 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 | 26,419 | Not reported | 3 of 12 |
| 2021 | 726,540 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 1,185,247 | 45.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 948,467 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 993,053 | 37.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 912,751 | 34.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 557,667 | 36.7% | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURWP | Onshore Wind Turbine | 298.8 | 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 Aurora Wind Project, LLC 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 Aurora Wind Project
How much power does Aurora Wind Project produce?
Aurora Wind Project reported 912,751 MWh (913 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 34.9% capacity factor on 298.8 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 558 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Aurora Wind Project?
Aurora Wind Project is in Williams County, North Dakota, at 48.5000, −103.1000. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Aurora Wind Project?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Aurora Wind Project, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 63021). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Aurora Wind Project start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2021, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Aurora Wind Project?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Aurora Wind Project, 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
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page