116th largest plant in Minnesota · 5255th nationally
South Fork Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 13.8 MW. It generates roughly 54.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,142 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 45% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | South Fork Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | South Fork Wind, Llc |
| City | Round Lake |
| County | Jackson County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56167 |
| Coordinates | 43.58728, -95.37512 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STFK1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 13.8 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 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%.