Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC
Knox County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 56947 · Operator: elkhorn ridge wind, llc
Nameplate81MWSummer 81 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation142GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%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 | 164.7 | 27.7% | — |
| 2010 | 201.5 | 28.4% | — |
| 2011 | 256.1 | 36.1% | — |
| 2012 | 272.8 | 38.3% | — |
| 2013 | 259.8 | 36.6% | — |
| 2014 | 271.8 | 38.3% | — |
| 2015 | 257.5 | 36.3% | — |
| 2016 | 260 | 36.5% | — |
| 2017 | 241.5 | 34.0% | — |
| 2018 | 234.8 | 33.1% | — |
| 2019 | 206.8 | 29.1% | — |
| 2020 | 187 | 26.3% | — |
| 2021 | 166.6 | 23.5% | — |
| 2022 | 195.6 | 27.6% | — |
| 2023 | 157.2 | 22.1% | — |
| 2024 | 138.2 | 19.4% | — |
| 2025 | 142.1 | 20.0% | — |
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 | 81 | 81 | Mar 2009 | Operating | — | vestas V90-3.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: elkhorn ridge wind, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NRG Energy, Inc | 67.0% | 54 MW |
| Tenaska Elkhorn Ridge II LLC | 11.0% | 9 MW |
| Tenaska Elkhorn Ridge I LLC | 11.0% | 9 MW |
| Tenaska Elkhorn Ridge III LLC | 11.0% | 9 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC | 40 MW | 3.2 km |
| Gavins Point | 132 MW | 20.2 km |
| Yankton | 13 MW | 30.7 km |
| Osmond 1 | 2 MW | 36.9 km |
| Prevailing Wind Park | 220 MW | 38.7 km |
| Plainview Muncipal Power | retired | 41.2 km |