Horseshoe Bend Wind Park
Cascade County, Montana · EIA plant ID 56591 · Operator: Cycle Power Partners
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation21GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor25%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 | 23.5 | 29.3% | — |
| 2007 | 24.5 | 28.0% | — |
| 2008 | 27.3 | 31.1% | — |
| 2009 | 23.1 | 26.4% | — |
| 2010 | 21.1 | 24.0% | — |
| 2011 | 24.6 | 31.1% | — |
| 2012 | 22.8 | 28.9% | — |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 31.2% | — |
| 2014 | 22.9 | 29.1% | — |
| 2015 | 20 | 25.4% | — |
| 2016 | 22.3 | 28.2% | — |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 14.6% | — |
| 2018 | 22.2 | 28.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2 | 29.4% | — |
| 2020 | 23.9 | 30.2% | — |
| 2021 | 26.7 | 33.9% | — |
| 2022 | 27.9 | 32.9% | — |
| 2023 | 29.4 | 34.6% | — |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2025 | 21.2 | 24.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBWP | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 9.7 | 9.7 | Feb 2006 | Operating | — | ge 1.6 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cycle Power Partners. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sojitz Corp of America | 95.0% | 9 MW |
| Cycle Holdings, LLC | 5.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Black Eagle | 27 MW | 13.6 km |
| Black Eagle Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 14.9 km |
| Rainbow (MT) | 59 MW | 18.1 km |
| Cochrane | 59 MW | 18.9 km |
| Ryan | 55 MW | 25.1 km |
| Morony | 63 MW | 29.9 km |