Benton County Wind Farm
Benton County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 56679 · Operator: Orion Energy Group LLC
Nameplate131MWSummer 131 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation343GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%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 | 232.9 | 30.3% | — |
| 2009 | 390.2 | 34.1% | — |
| 2010 | 359.9 | 31.5% | — |
| 2011 | 347.7 | 30.4% | — |
| 2012 | 341.1 | 29.8% | — |
| 2013 | 267 | 23.4% | — |
| 2014 | 178 | 15.6% | — |
| 2015 | 265.6 | 23.2% | — |
| 2016 | 247.1 | 21.6% | — |
| 2017 | 326.2 | 28.5% | — |
| 2018 | 323.2 | 28.3% | — |
| 2019 | 301.6 | 26.4% | — |
| 2020 | 323.3 | 28.2% | — |
| 2021 | 333.5 | 29.2% | — |
| 2022 | 368.7 | 32.3% | — |
| 2023 | 327.5 | 28.6% | — |
| 2024 | 357.6 | 31.2% | — |
| 2025 | 342.9 | 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 | 130.5 | 130.5 | May 2008 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Orion Energy Group LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Orion Energy Group LLC | 100.0% | 131 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Settlers Trail Wind Farm LLC | 150 MW | 6.9 km |
| Fowler Ridge IV Wind Farm LLC | 150 MW | 12.5 km |
| Fowler Ridge Wind Farm LLC | 588 MW | 18 km |
| Hoosier Wind Project LLC | 106 MW | 19.2 km |
| Iroquois Solar 1B LLC CSG | 2 MW | 24.1 km |
| Carpenter Wind Farm LLC | 200 MW | 29.3 km |