65th largest plant in Illinois · 1486th nationally
Minonk Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW. It generates roughly 580.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 55,278 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Minonk Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Algonquin Power Co |
| City | Minonk |
| County | Woodford County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61760 |
| Coordinates | 40.88861, -88.99722 |
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 | 200 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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%.