Steel Winds II
Erie County, New York · EIA plant ID 57078 · Operator: First Wind O&M, LLC
Nameplate15MWSummer 15 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation45GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor34%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.4 | 25.3% | — |
| 2013 | 42.2 | 32.1% | — |
| 2014 | 39.5 | 30.1% | — |
| 2015 | 38 | 28.9% | — |
| 2016 | 38.3 | 29.1% | — |
| 2017 | 34.9 | 26.5% | — |
| 2018 | 28.2 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 26.4 | 20.1% | — |
| 2020 | 51.7 | 39.2% | — |
| 2021 | 61.3 | 46.7% | — |
| 2022 | 66.9 | 50.9% | — |
| 2023 | 40.2 | 30.6% | — |
| 2024 | 41.3 | 31.3% | — |
| 2025 | 44.5 | 33.9% | — |
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 | 15 | 15 | Jan 2012 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: First Wind O&M, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| First Wind O&M, LLC | 100.0% | 15 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-2 Hamburg Tpke | 2 MW | 0.7 km |
| Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-4 Hamburg Tpke | 2 MW | 0.8 km |
| Steel Winds Wind Farm | 20 MW | 1.2 km |
| Steel Sun 2: 2303-III-9 Hamburg Tpke | 2 MW | 1.4 km |
| Steel Sun | 2 MW | 1.5 km |
| NY6 Battery | 20 MW | 2.8 km |