High Trail Wind Farm LLC
McLean County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 56338 · Operator: High Trail Wind Farm LLC
Nameplate211MWSummer 211 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation548GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor30%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2007
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 325 | 22.4% | — |
| 2008 | 635.8 | 36.5% | — |
| 2009 | 570.6 | 32.9% | — |
| 2010 | 549.7 | 31.7% | — |
| 2011 | 590.6 | 34.1% | — |
| 2012 | 589.6 | 33.9% | — |
| 2013 | 579 | 33.4% | — |
| 2014 | 582.5 | 33.6% | — |
| 2015 | 592.3 | 34.2% | — |
| 2016 | 541.8 | 31.1% | — |
| 2017 | 586.8 | 33.8% | — |
| 2018 | 527 | 30.4% | — |
| 2019 | 564.2 | 32.5% | — |
| 2020 | 525 | 30.2% | — |
| 2021 | 540.6 | 29.3% | — |
| 2022 | 604.3 | 32.7% | — |
| 2023 | 504.2 | 27.3% | — |
| 2024 | 548.5 | 29.6% | — |
| 2025 | 508.7 | 27.5% | — |
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 | 210.9 | 210.9 | Mar 2007 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: High Trail Wind Farm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| High Trail Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 211 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Old Trail Wind Farm | 214 MW | 0 km |
| Moraine CSG | 2 MW | 11.7 km |
| State Farm | 5 MW | 14 km |
| Breezewood | 2 MW | 16.9 km |
| Kieser | — | 18.2 km |
| Heartland Community College | 2 MW | 19.7 km |