50th largest plant in Illinois · 1221st nationally
Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 250 MW. It generates roughly 866.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 82,537 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 40% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services Llc |
| City | Chenoa |
| County | Livingston County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61726 |
| Coordinates | 40.66108, -88.39508 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 250 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| 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%.