113th largest plant in Illinois · 3143rd nationally
Providence Heights Wind Llc is a wind power plant in Illinois with a nameplate capacity of 72.0 MW. It generates roughly 148.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 14,107 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 23% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Providence Heights Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Tiskilwa |
| County | Bureau County |
| State | Illinois |
| ZIP | 61368 |
| Coordinates | 41.22940, -89.55720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 72.0 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 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%.