Cedar Creek Wind
Weld County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 56371 · Operator: Leeward Asset Management, LLC
Nameplate301MWSummer 301 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation639GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor24%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 | 106.8 | 24.3% | — |
| 2008 | 972.8 | 36.9% | — |
| 2009 | 913.3 | 34.8% | — |
| 2010 | 841.2 | 32.0% | — |
| 2011 | 891.3 | 33.9% | — |
| 2012 | 837.4 | 31.8% | — |
| 2013 | 879.9 | 33.5% | — |
| 2014 | 842.7 | 32.1% | — |
| 2015 | 744.5 | 28.3% | — |
| 2016 | 852.9 | 32.4% | — |
| 2017 | 794.3 | 30.2% | — |
| 2018 | 813.1 | 30.9% | — |
| 2019 | 707.7 | 26.9% | — |
| 2020 | 787 | 29.8% | — |
| 2021 | 516.4 | 19.6% | — |
| 2022 | 644.6 | 24.5% | — |
| 2023 | 585.6 | 22.2% | — |
| 2024 | 657.5 | 24.9% | — |
| 2025 | 688.7 | 26.2% | — |
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 | 221 | 221 | Nov 2007 | Operating | — | mitsubishi MWT-1000 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 79.5 | 79.5 | Nov 2007 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Leeward Asset Management, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Leeward Asset Management, LLC | 100.0% | 301 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | 172 MW | 7.5 km |
| Panorama Wind, LLC | 145 MW | 11.5 km |
| Cedar Creek II | 248 MW | 20.7 km |
| Cowboy Solar I | — | 34 km |
| Cowboy Solar II | — | 34 km |
| Kimball | 8 MW | 48.4 km |