Providence Heights Wind LLC
Bureau County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 56622 · Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc
Nameplate72MWSummer 72 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation135GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 64.6 | 24.4% | — |
| 2009 | 184.2 | 29.2% | — |
| 2010 | 161.3 | 25.6% | — |
| 2011 | 169.4 | 26.9% | — |
| 2012 | 164 | 25.9% | — |
| 2013 | 161 | 25.5% | — |
| 2014 | 168.6 | 26.7% | — |
| 2015 | 181.9 | 28.8% | — |
| 2016 | 169.7 | 26.8% | — |
| 2017 | 170.9 | 27.1% | — |
| 2018 | 166.1 | 26.3% | — |
| 2019 | 175.4 | 27.8% | — |
| 2020 | 183.6 | 29.0% | — |
| 2021 | 173.5 | 27.5% | — |
| 2022 | 171.5 | 27.2% | — |
| 2023 | 148.1 | 23.5% | — |
| 2024 | 141.2 | 22.3% | — |
| 2025 | 134.8 | 21.4% | — |
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 | 72 | 72 | Aug 2008 | Operating | — | gamesa G87-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Avangrid Renewables Inc | 100.0% | 72 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Crescent Ridge | 53 MW | 2.6 km |
| Lone Tree Wind, LLC | 79 MW | 4.7 km |
| Agriwind | 8 MW | 9.8 km |
| Camp Grove Wind Farm | 150 MW | 16.9 km |
| Princeton (IL) | 38 MW | 18 km |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Solar Community Solar | 5 MW | 18.4 km |