Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station
Wind power plant · Dakota County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
2.5 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#352
of 804 plants
In service since
2011
October 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Regents of the University of Minnesota
- County
- Dakota County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among wind plants in Minnesota
- #68 of 121
- EIA plant code
- 57880
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2011 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Lanesboro | Other | 2.6 MW |
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| REG Juhl Glenville Wind, LLC | Wind | 2.5 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.5 MW solar plant and a 2.5 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Minnesota power plants · What Minnesota actually generates