Prairie Winds ND1
Ward County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 56607 · Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop
Nameplate116MWSummer 116 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation354GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor35%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 369.1 | 36.5% | — |
| 2011 | 410.5 | 40.6% | — |
| 2012 | 436.7 | 43.0% | — |
| 2013 | 419.9 | 41.5% | — |
| 2014 | 469.4 | 46.4% | — |
| 2015 | 419 | 41.4% | — |
| 2016 | 436.9 | 43.1% | — |
| 2017 | 457.1 | 45.2% | — |
| 2018 | 356.5 | 35.2% | — |
| 2019 | 364.8 | 36.0% | — |
| 2020 | 283.9 | 28.0% | — |
| 2021 | 332.9 | 32.9% | — |
| 2022 | 323.1 | 31.9% | — |
| 2023 | 328.2 | 32.4% | — |
| 2024 | 310.6 | 30.6% | — |
| 2025 | 353.8 | 35.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 115.5 | 115.5 | Dec 2009 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Basin Electric Power Coop. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Basin Electric Power Coop | 100.0% | 116 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Minot Wind Project | 5 MW | 9.8 km |
| New Frontier Wind | 100 MW | 25.3 km |
| Velva Windfarm LLC | 12 MW | 30.8 km |
| Garrison | 583 MW | 50 km |
| Coal Creek | 1,216 MW | 62.4 km |
| Leland Olds | 656 MW | 72.7 km |