Rail Splitter Wind Farm
Tazewell County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 56856 · Operator: Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC
Nameplate101MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation269GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor31%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 | 105.7 | 28.6% | — |
| 2010 | 277.3 | 31.5% | — |
| 2011 | 292.7 | 33.3% | — |
| 2012 | 305.8 | 34.6% | — |
| 2013 | 291.4 | 33.1% | — |
| 2014 | 296 | 33.6% | — |
| 2015 | 298.1 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 280.6 | 31.8% | — |
| 2017 | 300.2 | 34.1% | — |
| 2018 | 275.3 | 31.3% | — |
| 2019 | 290.5 | 33.0% | — |
| 2020 | 266.1 | 30.1% | — |
| 2021 | 272.5 | 31.0% | — |
| 2022 | 289.5 | 32.9% | — |
| 2023 | 255.9 | 29.1% | — |
| 2024 | 278.1 | 31.5% | — |
| 2025 | 269.2 | 30.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100.5 | 100.5 | Aug 2009 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Rail Splitter Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 101 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Dragon's Breath Solar LLC PV | 5 MW | 7 km |
| Tazewell County IL S1 | 2 MW | 10.2 km |
| Pivot Energy IL 7 LLC | — | 17.9 km |
| Clark Solar 1 | 2 MW | 19 km |
| Clark Solar 1A | 2 MW | 19 km |
| Clark Solar 2, LLC | 2 MW | 19 km |