Butler Ridge
Dodge County, Wisconsin · EIA plant ID 56647 · Operator: Butler Ridge Wind Energy Center
Nameplate54MWSummer 54 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation138GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor29%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 1.6 | — | — |
| 2009 | 134.6 | 31.1% | — |
| 2010 | 149.3 | 31.6% | — |
| 2011 | 159.9 | 33.8% | — |
| 2012 | 141 | 29.7% | — |
| 2013 | 152.2 | 32.2% | — |
| 2014 | 156.8 | 33.1% | — |
| 2015 | 105.4 | 22.3% | — |
| 2016 | 144.6 | 30.5% | — |
| 2017 | 149.7 | 31.6% | — |
| 2018 | 131 | 27.7% | — |
| 2019 | 144.2 | 30.5% | — |
| 2020 | 149.6 | 31.6% | — |
| 2021 | 131.6 | 27.8% | — |
| 2022 | 153.6 | 32.5% | — |
| 2023 | 134.1 | 28.3% | — |
| 2024 | 139.9 | 29.5% | — |
| 2025 | 141.8 | 30.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 54 | 54 | Feb 2009 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 XLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Butler Ridge Wind Energy Center. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Butler Ridge Wind Energy Center | 100.0% | 54 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| WPPI Hartford DG | retired | 9.2 km |
| Springfield Solar (WI) | 100 MW | 22.9 km |
| Forward Wind Energy Center | 129 MW | 24 km |
| Regal Ware | 2 MW | 25.1 km |
| Campbellsport Solar WI, LLC | — | 26.1 km |
| Washington County | 2 MW | 26.1 km |