81st largest plant in Illinois · 1882nd nationally
Otter Creek Wind Farm Llc is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 150 MW. It generates roughly 434.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 41,404 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Otter Creek Wind Farm Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Ransom |
| County | Lasalle County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 60470 |
| Coordinates | 41.05539, -88.99386 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 150 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 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%.