391st largest plant in Minnesota · 11132nd nationally
Autumn Hills Llc is a wind power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 1.9 MW. It generates roughly 3.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 350 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 22% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Autumn Hills Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Chi Operations Inc |
| City | Hendricks |
| County | Lincoln County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56136 |
| Coordinates | 44.41310, -96.43250 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH30 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Alternative Energy | Vadnais Heights, MN | 5100.0% |
| Enel North America, Inc. | Andover, MA | 4900.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.