17th largest plant in Indiana · 633rd nationally
Fowler Ridge Wind Farm Llc is a wind power plant in Indiana with a nameplate capacity of 588 MW. It generates roughly 1.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 112,757 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Fowler Ridge Wind Farm Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ae Power Services Llc |
| City | Fowler |
| County | Benton County |
| State | Indiana |
| ZIP | 47944 |
| Coordinates | 40.58389, -87.33360 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FII | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 200 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| FIA | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 101 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| FIB | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 100 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| FIII | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 99.0 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| FIC | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 88.0 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bp Wind Energy North America Inc | 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%.