Windcurrent Farms LLC
Pipestone County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56205 · Operator: Windcurrent Farms LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor27%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2003
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | 40.0% | — |
| 2005 | 6.2 | 35.6% | — |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 36.3% | — |
| 2007 | 5.3 | 30.0% | — |
| 2008 | 8.2 | 46.6% | — |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 30.5% | — |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 30.2% | — |
| 2011 | 6.8 | 38.6% | — |
| 2012 | 5.8 | 33.0% | — |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 32.3% | — |
| 2014 | 6.7 | 38.0% | — |
| 2015 | 5.7 | 32.5% | — |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 30.2% | — |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 27.6% | — |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 19.7% | — |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 22.3% | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 23.1% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 27.0% | — |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 28.1% | — |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 29.2% | — |
| 2025 | 4.7 | 26.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Sep 2003 | Operating | — | suzlon S64-950 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Windcurrent Farms LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Windcurrent Farms LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ridgewind | 25 MW | 1.2 km |
| Fey Windfarm LLC | 2 MW | 1.5 km |
| Rock Aetna Power Partners | 20 MW | 2.1 km |
| Kas Brothers Windfarm | 2 MW | 3 km |
| Chanarambie Power Partners, LLC | retired | 3.1 km |
| Northern Wind | 100 MW | 3.1 km |