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EIA plant 55995

Minot · Ward · ND

Minot Wind Project

Operated by Basin Electric Power Coop

Annual generation18,178 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Minot Wind Project?

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48.021271, -101.280517

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine4.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

11,459
21,301
31,469
41,951
51,557
61,539
7898
81,239
91,673
101,622
111,593
121,877

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
11,459
21,301
31,469
41,951
51,557
61,539
7898
81,239
91,673
101,622
111,593
121,877

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,459 MWh
21,301 MWh
31,469 MWh
41,951 MWh
51,557 MWh
61,539 MWh
7898 MWh
81,239 MWh
91,673 MWh
101,622 MWh
111,593 MWh
121,877 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
MWP2Onshore Wind TurbineWND4.5OP

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EIA plant ID
55995
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (1,951 MWh) and 7 the lowest (898 MWh). Their difference is 1,053 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
MWP2Onshore Wind Turbine4.54.54.50.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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