Shaokatan Hills LLC
Lincoln County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 55354 · Operator: Shaokatan Hills, LLC (Longroad)
Nameplate12MWSummer 12 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1999
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.6 | 35.4% | — |
| 2002 | 41.6 | 40.2% | — |
| 2003 | 36.7 | 35.5% | — |
| 2004 | 38.2 | 36.8% | — |
| 2005 | 35.2 | 34.1% | — |
| 2006 | 37.2 | 36.0% | — |
| 2007 | 40.5 | 39.2% | — |
| 2008 | 35.1 | 33.9% | — |
| 2009 | 32.4 | 31.4% | — |
| 2010 | 26.8 | 26.0% | — |
| 2011 | 25.9 | 25.1% | — |
| 2012 | 31.7 | 30.6% | — |
| 2013 | 29.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2014 | 36.4 | 35.2% | — |
| 2015 | 32.9 | 31.9% | — |
| 2016 | 32.9 | 31.7% | — |
| 2017 | 31.6 | 30.5% | — |
| 2018 | 26.4 | 25.5% | — |
| 2019 | 22.6 | 21.9% | — |
| 2020 | 23 | 22.2% | — |
| 2021 | 30.7 | 29.7% | — |
| 2022 | 23.6 | 22.8% | — |
| 2023 | 14.9 | 14.4% | — |
| 2024 | 12.1 | 11.6% | — |
| 2025 | 11 | 10.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6150 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 11.8 | 11.8 | Aug 1999 | Operating | — | vestas V47-660 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Shaokatan Hills, LLC (Longroad). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Shaokatan Hills, LLC (Longroad) | 100.0% | 12 MW |
Nearby plants
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| Julia Hills LLC | 2 MW | 0.9 km |
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