Forward Windpower LLC
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 56699 · Operator: forward windpower, llc
Nameplate29MWSummer 29 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation55GWh12 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 | 21.4 | 11.1% | — |
| 2009 | 42.5 | 16.5% | — |
| 2010 | 59.9 | 23.3% | — |
| 2011 | 58.9 | 22.9% | — |
| 2012 | 51 | 19.8% | — |
| 2013 | 60.1 | 23.4% | — |
| 2014 | 62.1 | 24.1% | — |
| 2015 | 58.9 | 22.9% | — |
| 2016 | 56.3 | 21.8% | — |
| 2017 | 61.7 | 24.0% | — |
| 2018 | 62.4 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 58 | 22.5% | — |
| 2020 | 60.5 | 23.4% | — |
| 2021 | 58.7 | 22.8% | — |
| 2022 | 54.3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2023 | 44.3 | 17.2% | — |
| 2024 | 47.8 | 18.5% | — |
| 2025 | 54.8 | 21.3% | — |
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 | 29.4 | 29.4 | Apr 2008 | Operating | — | suzlon S88-2100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: forward windpower, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| forward windpower, llc | 100.0% | 29 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Stony Creek Wind Farm LLC | 53 MW | 7.3 km |
| Stony Creek Solar | — | 15.3 km |
| FPL E Somerset Windpower LLC | 9 MW | 17.4 km |
| Glades Pike Generation Plant | retired | 17.5 km |
| Lookout Windpower LLC | 38 MW | 23.4 km |
| Cambria Wind LLC | 63 MW | 28.4 km |