# Prevailing Wind Park

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/prevailing-wind-park

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 62247 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 220 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): -97.526, 43.039
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-01-25 23:16:38+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:21.956305+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

Prevailing Wind Park is a 219.6 MW wind farm in Bon Homme, Charles Mix and Hutchinson counties, South Dakota, with 57 turbines of 3.8 MW each. The farm began operating in March 2020 and sells its energy to Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 220 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62247 — plant-62247

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** sPower

## Related parties

- **Offtaker:** Basin Electric Power Cooperative — offtaker ([source](https://www.basinelectric.com))
- **Lender:** HSBC — lender
- **Lender:** CIBC — lender
- **Tax equity investor:** Bank of America Merrill Lynch — tax_equity_investor

## Sources

- [puc.sd.gov](https://puc.sd.gov/energy/Wind/project.aspx) — puc.sd.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [sfnet.com](https://www.sfnet.com/home/chapters/canada/news-detail/2019/09/23/spower-closes-debt-and-tax-equity-financing-for-218-mw-wind-farm) — sfnet.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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