Cardinal Point Wind

Cardinal Point Wind — 150 MW wind farm, McDonough County, IL · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 59902 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Wind: 150 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (1)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Cardinal Point Wind
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
GEN	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	150	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 40.62988, -90.68377
Filed location · EIA: 40.58857, -90.75183

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: May 17, 2022
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN	150 MW 150 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT	Mar 2020	Operating

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Project timeline

Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN with this operating date.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

capitalpower.comcapitalpower.compublic_source

Common questions about Cardinal Point Wind

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How big is Cardinal Point Wind?

Cardinal Point Wind reports 150 MW wind of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

What kind of plant is Cardinal Point Wind?

Cardinal Point Wind is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in McDonough County, IL, participating in the MISO market.

Where is Cardinal Point Wind located?

Cardinal Point Wind is in McDonough County, IL, inside the MISO balancing area.

Who operates Cardinal Point Wind?

Cardinal Point Wind is operated by Cardinal Point LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Cardinal Point Wind generate?

Cardinal Point Wind reported 525.2 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Cardinal Point Wind compare to other plants?

By capacity, Cardinal Point Wind ranks #451 of 1,374 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #31 of 57 in IL.

Co-located assets

Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.

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