121st largest plant in Illinois · 3502nd nationally
Crescent Ridge is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 53.0 MW. It generates roughly 203.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 19,410 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Crescent Ridge |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Tiskilwa |
| County | Bureau County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61368 |
| Coordinates | 41.25000, -89.57080 |
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 | 53.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 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%.