98th largest plant in Illinois · 2366th nationally
Midland Wind is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 106 MW. It generates roughly 27.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,632 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Midland Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Kewane |
| County | Henry County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61443 |
| Coordinates | 41.26920, -89.99502 |
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 | 106 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 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%.