# Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/crowned-ridge-wind-energy-center

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 60503 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 200.1 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): -96.83684, 45.154947
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-03-03 21:12:27+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:18.996242+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

Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center is a wind farm in Codington and Grant counties, South Dakota, in the MISO footprint. The South Dakota PUC lists it as a 200 MW project of 87 turbines that began operations in December 2019, owned by NextEra Energy Resources, with the energy sold to Xcel Energy. It reaches the grid at the Big Stone South 230-kV Substation, owned by Otter Tail Power Company.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200.1 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 60503 — plant-60503

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Crowned Ridge Wind, LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner:** NextEra Energy Resources — owner ([source](https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com))
- **Offtaker:** Xcel Energy — offtaker ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **Offtaker:** Northern States Power Company — offtaker ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **Transmission owner / interconnecting utility:** Otter Tail Power Company — transmission_owner ([source](https://www.otpco.com))

## Sources

- [puc.sd.gov](https://puc.sd.gov/agendas/2019/0725.aspx) — puc.sd.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [puc.sd.gov](https://puc.sd.gov/energy/wind/project.aspx) — puc.sd.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/crowned-ridge-wind-energy-center
Website: [NextEra Energy Resources](https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com)

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