Steele Flats Wind Project Llc

🌬 WindIPP Non-CHP74 MW capacity

33rd largest plant in Nebraska · 2992nd nationally

Steele Flats Wind Project Llc is a wind power plant in Nebraska with a nameplate capacity of 74.8 MW. It generates roughly 289.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 27,554 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%44%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity75 MWnameplate
Annual Generation289.3k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor44%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂—metric tons

Location

Plant NameSteele Flats Wind Project Llc
OperatorSteele Flats Wind Project Llc
CityDiller
CountyJefferson County
StateNebraska
ZIP68342
Coordinates40.04889, -96.95222

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasWind

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Onshore Wind TurbineWind74.8 MWOperating2013

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
Shaw Creek SolarJuno Beach, FL10000.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

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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