# Haystack Wind Project, LLC

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/haystack-wind-project-llc

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 64139 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 298 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): -97.19566, 42.26303
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-03-25 17:11:45+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:17.838409+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

Haystack Wind Project, LLC is a 298 MW onshore wind turbine plant in Wayne County. Haystack Wind is a 298 MW onshore wind farm in Wayne County, Nebraska, acquired by Ørsted in October 2020 and completed in March 2022. It sits next to Ørsted's 230 MW Plum Creek wind farm and uses existing grid infrastructure in the northern part of the Southwest Power Pool. Most of its output is bought by Hormel Foods, Target and PepsiCo under power purchase agreements, and it was Ørsted's second operating project in Nebraska.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 298 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 64139 — plant-64139

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Haystack Wind Project, LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / developer / acquirer:** Ørsted — owner ([source](https://orsted.com))
- **Offtaker:** Hormel Foods — offtaker ([source](https://www.hormelfoods.com))
- **Offtaker:** Target — offtaker ([source](https://corporate.target.com))
- **Offtaker:** PepsiCo — offtaker ([source](https://www.pepsico.com))

## Sources

- [orsted.com](https://orsted.com/da/media/news/2022/03/20220321499212) — orsted.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [energyglobal.com](https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/28102020/rsted-acquires-haystack-wind-project-in-us/) — energyglobal.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Ørsted](https://orsted.com)

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