357th largest plant in Minnesota · 10186th nationally
Welcome Wind Turbine is a wind power plant in Minnesota with a nameplate capacity of 2.1 MW. It generates roughly 4.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 470 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 27% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Welcome Wind Turbine |
|---|---|
| Operator | Federated Rural Electric Assn |
| City | Welcome |
| County | Martin County |
| State | Minnesota |
| ZIP | 56181 |
| Coordinates | 43.68250, -94.58920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIND1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 2.1 MW | Out of Service | 2008 |
| 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%.