Beethoven Wind
Wind power plant · Bon Homme County, South Dakota
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD)
- County
- Bon Homme County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 1.04%
- Rank among wind plants in South Dakota
- #18 of 25
- EIA plant code
- 59187
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&H80 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 80 MW | 80 MW | 2015 | 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 South Dakota
| Coyote Ridge | Wind | 97 MW |
| Campbell County Wind Farm | Wind | 94 MW |
| Fall River Solar, LLC | Solar | 80 MW |
| Bob Glanzer Generating Station | Natural gas | 69 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 80 MW solar plant and a 80 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 South Dakota power plants · What South Dakota actually generates