34th largest plant in North Dakota · 2473rd nationally
New Frontier Wind is a wind power plant in North Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 100 MW. It generates roughly 375.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 35,734 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | New Frontier Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Meadowlark Wind I Llc |
| City | Ruso |
| County | Mchenry County |
| State | North Dakota |
| ZIP | 58778 |
| Coordinates | 47.86153, -100.94766 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 100 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 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%.