53rd largest plant in Illinois · 1309th nationally
Big Sky Wind Llc is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 239 MW. It generates roughly 674.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 64,258 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Big Sky Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind Llc |
| City | Ohio |
| County | Bureau County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61349 |
| Coordinates | 41.59917, -89.45611 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 239 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vitol Wind I, Llc | Houston, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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%.