Steel Winds Wind Farm
Erie County, New York · EIA plant ID 56575 · Operator: First Wind O&M, LLC
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation62GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2007
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 | 12.5 | 12.2% | — |
| 2008 | 34 | 19.3% | — |
| 2009 | 42.1 | 24.0% | — |
| 2010 | 48.9 | 27.9% | — |
| 2011 | 38.5 | 22.0% | — |
| 2012 | 52.6 | 29.9% | — |
| 2013 | 52.4 | 29.9% | — |
| 2014 | 46.8 | 26.7% | — |
| 2015 | 50.6 | 28.9% | — |
| 2016 | 58.7 | 33.4% | — |
| 2017 | 54.2 | 30.9% | — |
| 2018 | 46.4 | 26.5% | — |
| 2019 | 26.4 | 15.0% | — |
| 2020 | 51.7 | 29.4% | — |
| 2021 | 61.3 | 35.0% | — |
| 2022 | 44.5 | 25.4% | — |
| 2023 | 59.5 | 34.0% | — |
| 2024 | 54.9 | 31.3% | — |
| 2025 | 62.2 | 35.5% | — |
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 | 20 | 20 | Jun 2007 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: First Wind O&M, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| First Wind O&M, LLC | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-9 Hamburg Tpke | 2 MW | 1 km |
| Steel Winds II | 15 MW | 1.2 km |
| Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-4 Hamburg Tpke | 2 MW | 1.2 km |
| Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-2 Hamburg Tpke | 2 MW | 1.4 km |
| Steel Sun | 2 MW | 1.9 km |
| NY6 Battery | 20 MW | 3.5 km |