# Blazing Star Wind Farm 1

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blazing-star-wind-farm-1

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 60504 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 200 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: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -96.36824, 44.544137
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2021-02-14 00:35:42+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:25.721677+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

Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 is a 200 MW wind project in Lincoln County, Minnesota. Geronimo Energy developed it and applied for the site permit in 2016, and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the permit in August 2017. Northern States Power Company purchased the project on June 27, 2018. Vestas supplied V120-2.2 MW turbines run in 2.0 MW mode, Xcel Energy contracted Mortenson Construction to build it in 2019-2020, and the permit describes a project substation and a 345 kV transmission line.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 60504 — plant-60504

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

## Related parties

- **Owner / acquirer:** Northern States Power Company — owner ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **Former owner / developer / seller:** Geronimo Energy — former_owner
- **Equipment supplier:** Vestas — equipment_supplier ([source](https://www.vestas.com))
- **Construction contractor:** Mortenson Construction — construction_contractor ([source](https://www.mortenson.com))

## Sources

- [ippjournal.com](https://ippjournal.com/update/vestas-to-provide-turbines-for-blazing-star-1-wind-farm) — ippjournal.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [puc.eip.mn.gov](https://puc.eip.mn.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/pdfs/8957b5b1-7867-4672-8141-8f828c4831a3.pdf) — puc.eip.mn.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [windsystemsmag.com](https://www.windsystemsmag.com/?p=14116) — windsystemsmag.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blazing-star-wind-farm-1
Website: [Northern States Power Company](https://www.xcelenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/