Rugby Wind Power Project

🌬 WindIPP Non-CHP149 MW capacity

23rd largest plant in North Dakota · 1973rd nationally

Rugby Wind Power Project is a wind power plant in North Dakota with a nameplate capacity of 149 MW. It generates roughly 333.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 31,734 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%26%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity149 MWnameplate
Annual Generation333.2k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor26%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂—metric tons

Location

Plant NameRugby Wind Power Project
OperatorAvangrid Power Llc
CityBarton
CountyPierce County
StateNorth Dakota
ZIP58384
Coordinates48.49680, -99.95130
Wind

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Onshore Wind TurbineWind149 MWOperating2009

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Wind plants

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%.

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