Ashtabula Wind Energy Center
Wind power plant · Barnes County, North Dakota
Nameplate capacity
48 MW
Rank in North Dakota
#47
of 63 plants
In service since
2008
October 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Otter Tail Power Co
- County
- Barnes County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.43%
- Rank among wind plants in North Dakota
- #36 of 42
- EIA plant code
- 57032
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 48 MW | 48 MW | 2008 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in North Dakota
| Wilton Wind II LLC | Wind | 50 MW |
| Jamestown | Other | 48 MW |
| FPL Energy Oliver Wind II LLC | Wind | 48 MW |
| Langdon Wind Energy Center | Wind | 41 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 48 MW solar plant and a 48 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 North Dakota power plants · What North Dakota actually generates