World Power Plants

Cisco is an 8.4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Allete Clean Energy since 2008. Ranked #886 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. This plant's 8.4 MW constitutes 0.01% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Cisco 183 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Upland Prairie (299.3 MW, Wind), O'Brien Wind (250.3 MW, Wind), and Lakefield Wind Project LLC (205.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 100 km southwest of Minneapolis.

Capacity
8.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
Allete Clean Energy
Location
43.6256°, -95.3725°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,108. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,593 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,424 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Allete Clean Energy operates 11 plants totalling 673 MW

Regional density

131 plants within 100 km, 4,772 MW combined

Nearest plant: B&K Energy Systems LLC (2.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.625600, -95.372500
Open in Google Maps
Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Cisco is a wind power plant producing approximately 22 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
Top Fuels

See Incorrect or Missing Data?

Help us improve our database by reporting any corrections or updates. Your contribution helps keep our global power plant data accurate and up-to-date.