16th largest plant in South Dakota · 1486th nationally
Crocker Wind Farm is a wind power plant in South Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW. It generates roughly 768.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 73,202 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Crocker Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Crocker Wind Farm, Llc |
| City | Conde |
| County | Clark County |
| State | South Dakota |
| ZIP | 57434 |
| Coordinates | 45.05154, -97.82642 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRCKR | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 200 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 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%.