Merricourt Wind Energy Center
McIntosh County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 57048 · Operator: Otter Tail Power Co
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation561GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor43%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | 29.5% | — |
| 2021 | 501.6 | 38.2% | — |
| 2022 | 575.7 | 43.8% | — |
| 2023 | 594.7 | 45.3% | — |
| 2024 | 573.5 | 43.5% | — |
| 2025 | 583.5 | 44.4% | — |
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 | 150 | 150 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | vestas V110-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Otter Tail Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Otter Tail Power Co | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Foxtail Wind, LLC | 150 MW | 13.8 km |
| Tatanka Wind Power LLC | 180 MW | 18.6 km |
| FPL Energy North Dakota Wind I/II | 62 MW | 27.4 km |
| Badger Wind, LLC | 250 MW | 43.3 km |
| Emmons-Logan Energy Storage | — | 76.6 km |