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EIA plant 57047

Reading · Nobles · MN

Nobles Wind Project

Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Annual generation753,523 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Nobles Wind Project?

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43.703600, -95.713100

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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 Turbine201 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.

145,536
249,796
392,469
491,645
557,179
654,469
736,047
839,315
967,605
1083,907
1171,605
1263,950

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
145,536
249,796
392,469
491,645
557,179
654,469
736,047
839,315
967,605
1083,907
1171,605
1263,950

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
145,536 MWh
249,796 MWh
392,469 MWh
491,645 MWh
557,179 MWh
654,469 MWh
736,047 MWh
839,315 MWh
967,605 MWh
1083,907 MWh
1171,605 MWh
1263,950 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND201OP

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EIA plant ID
57047
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (92,469 MWh) and 7 the lowest (36,047 MWh). Their difference is 56,422 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine201.0200.0200.01.0

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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