# Aurora Wind Project

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/aurora-wind-project

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 63258 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 298.8 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -103.1, 48.5
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2026-07-29 17:44:50+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:18.107362+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Aurora Wind Project is a 299 MW wind farm in Williams and Mountrail counties, North Dakota, built by Enel Green Power North America next to its Lindahl wind farm. It uses 71 turbines and is expected to generate about 1.3 TWh a year. Construction started in November 2019 with an investment of around 450 million US dollars. Its output is sold to Basin Electric Power Cooperative under a 23-year PPA for 142 MW and to Gap Inc. under a 12-year virtual PPA for 90 MW.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 298.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 63258 — plant-63258

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Enel Green Power North America

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / developer:** Enel Green Power North America — owner ([source](https://www.enelgreenpower.com))
- **Offtaker:** Basin Electric Power Cooperative — offtaker
- **Offtaker:** Gap Inc. — offtaker

## Sources

- [corporate.enel.it](https://corporate.enel.it/en/media/press/d/2019/11/enel-green-power-starts-construction-of-299-mw-wind-farm-in-us) — corporate.enel.it · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/aurora-wind-project
Website: [Enel Green Power North America](https://www.enelgreenpower.com)

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