# Fenton Wind Farm

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/fenton-wind-farm

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 56617 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 205.5 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): -96.01833, 43.852778
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-03-25 04:13:53+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:21.893014+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

Fenton Wind Farm is a 205-megawatt wind project in Murray and Nobles Counties, Minnesota, built by enXco with 137 GE 1.5-megawatt turbines and set for commercial operation in the second half of 2007. The $385 million project was financed with Union Bank of California and GE Energy Financial Services, and its output is sold to Northern States Power, an Xcel Energy subsidiary, under a 25-year purchase agreement. EDF Renewables runs the farm.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 205.5 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56617 — plant-56617

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** EDF Renewables

## Related parties

- **Operator / developer:** EDF Renewables — operator ([source](https://www.edf-re.com))
- **Offtaker:** Northern States Power — offtaker ([source](https://www.xcelenergy.com))
- **Equity investor / equipment supplier:** GE Energy Financial Services — equity_investor
- **Lender / investor:** Union Bank of California — lender

## Sources

- [ge.com](https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/enxco-closes-financing-of-minnesotas-largest-wind-farm-with-union-bank-of-california) — ge.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [wind-watch.org](https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2022/07/06/power-line-congestion-leads-to-wind-turbine-shutdowns-denting-county-budgets/) — wind-watch.org · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/fenton-wind-farm
Website: [EDF Renewables](https://www.edf-re.com)

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