Minot Wind Project
Ward County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 55995 · Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop
×3 MW wind retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2022)
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.2 | 31.4% | — |
| 2004 | 5.9 | 25.6% | — |
| 2005 | 5.3 | 23.1% | — |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 27.2% | — |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 31.7% | — |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 30.1% | — |
| 2009 | 5.4 | 20.8% | — |
| 2010 | 16.3 | 26.3% | — |
| 2011 | 18.5 | 29.7% | — |
| 2012 | 21.8 | 34.9% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 21.1 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 22.2 | 35.6% | — |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 4.6% | — |
| 2018 | 20.2 | 32.5% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5 | 28.2% | — |
| 2020 | 18.7 | 29.9% | — |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 26.5% | — |
| 2022 | 20 | 46.3% | — |
| 2023 | 15.3 | 38.9% | — |
| 2024 | 18.2 | 46.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MWP2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 4.5 | 4.5 | Dec 2009 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
| MWP | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2.6 | 2.6 | Jan 2003 | Retired Mar 2022 | — | nordex N60/1300 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Basin Electric Power Coop | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Prairie Winds ND1 | 116 MW | 9.8 km |
| Velva Windfarm LLC | 12 MW | 27.6 km |
| New Frontier Wind | 100 MW | 30.5 km |
| Garrison | 583 MW | 59.4 km |
| Coal Creek | 1,216 MW | 72.2 km |