41st largest plant in Minnesota · 2455th nationally
Prairie Star Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 101 MW. It generates roughly 259.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 24,680 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 29% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Prairie Star Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc |
| City | Grand Meadow |
| County | Mower County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 55936 |
| Coordinates | 43.68610, -92.62720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 101 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 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%.