# Dakota Range Wind

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/dakota-range-wind

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 68318 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 304 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): -97.02314, 45.223652
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2025-12-21 19:22:58+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:23.222400+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

Dakota Range Wind is a 304 MW onshore wind turbine plant in Grant County. Dakota Range is a roughly 300 MW wind project in Grant and Codington counties, South Dakota, built and owned by Xcel Energy and completed in December 2021. Mortenson engineered and built it on an engineer, procure and construct basis, erecting Vestas turbines (71 V136 and one V120) and one 345kV substation.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 304 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 68318 — plant-68318

## Facts

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

## Related parties

- **Owner / developer:** Xcel Energy — owner ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **EPC contractor / construction contractor:** Mortenson — epc_contractor ([source](https://www.mortenson.com))

## Sources

- [mortenson.com](https://www.mortenson.com/projects/dakota-range-wind-project) — mortenson.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mprnews.org](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/07/11/south-dakota-approves-new-300-megawatt-wind-farm) — mprnews.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/dakota-range-wind
Website: [Xcel Energy](https://www.xcelenergy.com)

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