11th largest plant in South Dakota · 1374th nationally
Prevailing Wind Park is a wind power plant in South Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 220 MW. It generates roughly 787.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 74,951 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 41% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Prevailing Wind Park |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City | Lesterville |
| County | Yankton County |
| State | South Dakota |
| ZIP | 57040 |
| Coordinates | 43.03900, -97.52600 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWPSD | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 220 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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%.