Kas Brothers Windfarm
Pipestone County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 55809 · Operator: Kas Brothers Windfarm LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor6%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2001
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 | 0.4 | 33.4% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 34.4% | — |
| 2003 | 4.3 | 32.5% | — |
| 2004 | 4.5 | 34.2% | — |
| 2005 | 4.1 | 31.1% | — |
| 2006 | 4.2 | 32.1% | — |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 34.1% | — |
| 2008 | 3.9 | 29.6% | — |
| 2009 | 3.9 | 29.9% | — |
| 2010 | 3.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2011 | 3.9 | 29.9% | — |
| 2012 | 4.1 | 31.1% | — |
| 2013 | 3.5 | 26.8% | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 30.4% | — |
| 2015 | 3.1 | 23.7% | — |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 28.0% | — |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 28.4% | — |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 25.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 22.5% | — |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 23.7% | — |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 29.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 32.5% | — |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 20.6% | — |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 13.4% | — |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 11.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.5 | 1.5 | Dec 2001 | Operating | — | micon M750-400/100 |
| g1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.5 | 1.5 | Dec 2001 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kas Brothers Windfarm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kas Brothers Windfarm LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| K-Brink Windfarm LLC | 2 MW | 1 km |
| Windcurrent Farms LLC | 2 MW | 3 km |
| Ridgewind | 25 MW | 3.9 km |
| Woodstock Windfarm | 9 MW | 4 km |
| Fey Windfarm LLC | 2 MW | 4.1 km |
| Rock Aetna Power Partners | 20 MW | 5 km |