Moorhead Wind Turbine
Wind power plant in Clay County, Minnesota. 1.4 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by City of Moorhead - (MN).
Also known as Moorhead · EIA plant 7855
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1.4 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- May 1999First generator online
- Operator
- City of Moorhead - (MN)EIA operator ID 12894
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Clay County, MN46.8950, −96.7347
- EIA plant ID
- 7855EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Moorhead Wind Turbine produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
809 MWh
809 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
6.6%
2024: 10.1%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
−10.3–2.5
GWh a year. Low 2023, high 2015
| 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 | 3 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 3 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 3,080 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 2,509 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 2,985 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 2,672 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 2,661 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 2,421 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 2,251 | 18.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 2,701 | 22.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 2,353 | 19.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 1,651 | 13.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 1,644 | 13.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 2,480 | 20.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 1,412 | 11.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 1,860 | 15.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 1,528 | 12.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 1,655 | 13.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 2,213 | 18.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 1,383 | 11.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 387 | 3.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | −10,328 | -84.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 1,241 | 10.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 809 | 6.6% | 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 accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 0.7 | May 1999 |
| 9 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 0.7 | September 2001 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists City of Moorhead - (MN) 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 Moorhead Wind Turbine
How much power does Moorhead Wind Turbine produce?
Moorhead Wind Turbine reported 809 MWh (809 MWh) of net generation in 2025, a 6.6% capacity factor on 1.4 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Moorhead Wind Turbine?
Moorhead Wind Turbine is in Clay County, Minnesota, at 46.8950, −96.7347. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Moorhead Wind Turbine?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists City of Moorhead - (MN) as the operator (EIA operator ID 12894). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Moorhead Wind Turbine start operating?
Its first generator began operating in May 1999, according to EIA-860M.
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)
- 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