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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/57289
EIA plant 57289

Blue Earth · Faribault · MN

Big Blue

Operated by Big Blue Wind Farm LLC (MN)

Annual generation69,975 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 Big Blue?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

43.612222, -94.191944

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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.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,503 MWh
27,741 MWh
36,484 MWh
45,613 MWh
56,225 MWh
65,671 MWh
74,308 MWh
84,894 MWh
95,025 MWh
106,873 MWh
115,230 MWh
125,408 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
BBWPOnshore Wind TurbineWND36OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57289
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final