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Prairie Star Wind Farm is a 100.6 MW wind power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2008. It is operated by High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC. Ranked #428 of 1,142 wind plants in the United States, Prairie Star represents 0.1% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Prairie Star approximately 15.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pleasant Valley (467.8 MW, Gas), Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm (300 MW, Wind), and Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC (200.1 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, about 80 km from the city of Rochester.

Capacity
100.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2008

18 years old

Owner
High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC
Location
43.6861°, -92.6272°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,130. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,017 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #765 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

18 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

High Prairie Wind Farm II LLC operates 1 plants totalling 101 MW

Regional density

117 plants within 100 km, 4,878 MW combined

Nearest plant: Grand Meadow (7.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.686100, -92.627200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Prairie Star Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 264 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
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