105th largest plant in Illinois · 2668th nationally
Bennington Wind is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 93.0 MW. It generates roughly 331.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 31,552 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 41% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Bennington Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Minonk Stewardship Wind Llc |
| City | Minonk |
| County | Marshall County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61760 |
| Coordinates | 40.96038, -89.08536 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENN | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 93.0 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| 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%.