Butter Creek Power LLC
Umatilla County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 56967 · Operator: CR51 Inc.
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor22%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 | 5 | 19.5% | — |
| 2010 | 11.3 | 25.8% | — |
| 2011 | 13.8 | 31.4% | — |
| 2012 | 13.2 | 30.0% | — |
| 2013 | 13.5 | 30.8% | — |
| 2014 | 13.2 | 30.2% | — |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 26.4% | — |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 26.5% | — |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 23.4% | — |
| 2018 | 13.5 | 30.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 25.8% | — |
| 2020 | 12.6 | 28.6% | — |
| 2021 | 12.8 | 29.2% | — |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 23.7% | — |
| 2023 | 10.2 | 23.4% | — |
| 2024 | 10.9 | 24.8% | — |
| 2025 | 9.7 | 22.2% | — |
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 | 5 | 5 | Jun 2009 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: CR51 Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Butter Creek Power, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ward Butte Windfarm LLC | 7 MW | 1.1 km |
| Oregon Trail Windfarm LLC | 10 MW | 1.8 km |
| Four Corners Windfarm LLC | 8 MW | 3 km |
| Big Top LLC | 2 MW | 6.2 km |
| Wagon Trail LLC | 3 MW | 6.2 km |
| Four Mile Canyon Windfarm LLC | 10 MW | 6.8 km |