Panther Creek Wind Project is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 54.4 MW.
The 54.4 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.
How it works
Why the numbers look like this: a turbine's output rises with roughly the cube of wind speed — double the wind, about eight times the power, up to the turbine's rated limit. That's why a wind farm's month-by-month bars swing so much, and why its capacity factor lands well below its nameplate.
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| Address | Tbd |
|---|---|
| City | Pittsfield |
| County | Pike County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 62363 |
| Coordinates | 39.62055, -90.87612 |
| Operator | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Nameplate capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTGE | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 54.4 MW | Under Construction | — |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| 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%.