Adams Wind Farm
Mower County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56307 · Operator: Garwin McNeilus
Nameplate23MWSummer 23 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%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 | 48.4 | 28.9% | — |
| 2005 | 57 | 27.1% | — |
| 2006 | 65.6 | 31.2% | — |
| 2007 | 69.5 | 33.0% | — |
| 2008 | 66 | 31.3% | — |
| 2009 | 60.6 | 28.8% | — |
| 2010 | 56.1 | 26.7% | — |
| 2011 | 59.6 | 28.4% | — |
| 2012 | 61.7 | 29.3% | — |
| 2013 | 59.7 | 28.4% | — |
| 2014 | 60.8 | 28.9% | — |
| 2015 | 59.2 | 28.2% | — |
| 2016 | 57.3 | 27.2% | — |
| 2017 | 55.2 | 26.2% | — |
| 2018 | 47.3 | 22.5% | — |
| 2019 | 45.6 | 22.4% | — |
| 2020 | 47.9 | 23.4% | — |
| 2021 | 40.8 | 20.0% | — |
| 2022 | 41.8 | 20.5% | — |
| 2023 | 29.3 | 14.4% | — |
| 2024 | 20.2 | 9.9% | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 1.5% | — |
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 | 13.5 | 13.5 | Sep 2003 | Operating | — | neg-micon NM72C/1500 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 9.8 | 9.8 | Jul 2004 | Operating | — | neg-micon NM82/1650 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Garwin McNeilus. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Garwin McNeilus | 100.0% | 23 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Louise Solar | 50 MW | 3.4 km |
| Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm | 300 MW | 11.9 km |
| Mower County Wind Energy Center | 99 MW | 12.1 km |
| Prairie Star Wind Farm | 101 MW | 16.6 km |
| Grand Meadow (PV) | 3 MW | 16.6 km |
| Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC | 199 MW | 16.7 km |