188th largest plant in Minnesota · 6807th nationally
Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid is a wind power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 5.6 MW. It generates roughly 15.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,509 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| City | Red Lake Falls |
| County | Red Lake County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56750 |
| Coordinates | 47.86926, -96.31896 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLFW | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| RLFS | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 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%.