Blue Breezes LLC
Faribault County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 56580 · Operator: Midwest Power Partners LLC
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor13%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.9 | 26.0% | — |
| 2007 | 3.1 | 26.8% | — |
| 2008 | 3.3 | 28.7% | — |
| 2009 | 2.9 | 25.5% | — |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 27.3% | — |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 28.8% | — |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 30.3% | — |
| 2013 | 3.4 | 29.9% | — |
| 2014 | 3.4 | 30.2% | — |
| 2015 | 3.3 | 29.3% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 28.2% | — |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 27.7% | — |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 24.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 23.8% | — |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 12.4% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 3.7% | — |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 13.2% | — |
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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | May 2006 | Operating | — | suzlon S64-1250 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Midwest Power Partners LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Midwest Power Partners LLC | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blue Breezes II LLC | 1 MW | 0.2 km |
| Blue Earth | 11 MW | 4.6 km |
| Big Blue | 36 MW | 5.7 km |
| Fairmont (MN) | 39 MW | 25 km |
| Fairmont Wind | 5 MW | 25.2 km |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | 207 MW | 25.4 km |