NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 2
Toole County, Montana · EIA plant ID 57050 · Operator: NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 2 LLC
Nameplate104MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation169GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor19%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 43.2 | 29.5% | — |
| 2010 | 215.6 | 24.6% | — |
| 2011 | 321.8 | 36.7% | — |
| 2012 | 286.9 | 32.7% | — |
| 2013 | 276.2 | 31.5% | — |
| 2014 | 259.2 | 29.6% | — |
| 2015 | 258 | 29.0% | — |
| 2016 | 290.3 | 32.6% | — |
| 2017 | 286.2 | 32.2% | — |
| 2018 | 248.2 | 27.9% | — |
| 2019 | 264.3 | 29.8% | — |
| 2020 | 323.1 | 36.3% | — |
| 2021 | 283.5 | 31.9% | — |
| 2022 | 297.7 | 33.5% | — |
| 2023 | 245.7 | 27.7% | — |
| 2024 | 268 | 30.1% | — |
| 2025 | 216.9 | 24.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGW2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 103.5 | 101.4 | Nov 2009 | Operating | — | acciona AW77/1500 |
Owner / operator
Operator: NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 2 LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 2 LLC | 100.0% | 104 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| NaturEner Glacier Wind Energy 1 | 107 MW | 6.1 km |
| NaturEner Rim Rock Energy | 189 MW | 32.5 km |