MINNDAKOTA WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Brookings County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56459
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 283 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 21%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 44.5028, -96.6370
MINNDAKOTA WIND LLC, a 150 MW Wind power plant in Brookings County, South Dakota. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2008.
How MINNDAKOTA WIND LLC compares
With 150 MW of capacity, MINNDAKOTA WIND LLC ranks 10th among the 28 operating power plants Bywatts maps in South Dakota and 3rd of the 8 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of South Dakota's operating Wind capacity and 3.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 118th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 69% of the 26 operating South Dakota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, runs 3 operating plants in South Dakota totaling 410 MW. It shares Brookings County with 3 other operating plants, including DEER CREEK STATION and BUFFALO RIDGE II LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 150 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 283 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, about 0.6 miles away. Another 15 operating power plants totaling 759 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DEER CREEK STATION (324 MW).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MINNDAKOTA WIND LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant in Brookings County, SD, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2008. Brookings County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 53rd national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Brookings County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 21.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 35.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Brookings County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Brookings County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.