Prairie Star Wind Farm, which began commercial operation in December 2007, is located in southeastern Minnesota, approximately 15 miles east of the town of Austin on gently rolling prairie land in southern Mower County. Prairie Star has an installed capacity of 101 MW - enough to power approximately 30,000 Minnesota homes with clean energy each year. The wind farm utilizes 61 Vestas V82 1.65 MW turbines. Great River Energy purchases the wind farm’s energy.