15th largest plant in South Dakota · 1482nd nationally
Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant in South Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW. It generates roughly 641.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 61,130 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc |
| City | Watertown |
| County | Codington County |
| State | South Dakota |
| ZIP | 57201 |
| Coordinates | 45.15495, -96.83684 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTTL1 | 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%.