LAKE WINDS ENERGY PARK

How LAKE WINDS ENERGY PARK compares

With 101 MW of capacity, LAKE WINDS ENERGY PARK ranks 27th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 3rd of the 13 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 12% of Michigan's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 237th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 92% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CONSUMERS ENERGY CO, runs 18 operating plants in Michigan totaling 6,733 MW. It shares Mason County with 2 other operating plants, LUDINGTON and MICHIGAN POWER LP.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 262 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), down 2% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 0.4 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 2,228 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LUDINGTON (1,979 MW, Hydro).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology