Montfort Wind Energy Center
Iowa County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 55742 · Operator: Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Nameplate30MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation51GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor19%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2002
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 28.5 | — | — |
| 2002 | 60.7 | 39.4% | — |
| 2003 | 54.8 | 20.9% | — |
| 2004 | 60.2 | 22.8% | — |
| 2005 | 55.3 | 21.0% | — |
| 2006 | 62.4 | 23.8% | — |
| 2007 | 62.7 | 23.8% | — |
| 2008 | 58.7 | 22.3% | — |
| 2009 | 54.8 | 20.9% | — |
| 2010 | 52.6 | 20.0% | — |
| 2011 | 54.1 | 20.6% | — |
| 2012 | 56.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2013 | 54.1 | 308.6% | — |
| 2014 | 58.9 | 336.5% | — |
| 2015 | 53.3 | 304.2% | — |
| 2016 | 46.7 | 265.6% | — |
| 2017 | 48.3 | 275.7% | — |
| 2018 | 39.9 | 227.6% | — |
| 2019 | 45.4 | 199.4% | — |
| 2020 | 52.7 | 20.0% | — |
| 2021 | 52 | 19.8% | — |
| 2022 | 64.2 | 24.4% | — |
| 2023 | 45.6 | 17.4% | — |
| 2024 | 58.2 | 22.1% | — |
| 2025 | 54.6 | 20.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER15 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 30 | 30 | Jun 2002 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 S |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | 100.0% | 30 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Badger Hollow II | 150 MW | 3.6 km |
| Badger Hollow I | 150 MW | 3.6 km |
| Whitetail Wind Farm | — | 4.6 km |
| Red Barn Energy | 92 MW | 4.6 km |
| Fennimore | 7 MW | 22 km |
| Fennimore Solar | 3 MW | 22.4 km |