Meadow Lake Wind Farm LLC
White County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 57109 · Operator: Meadow Lake Wind Farm LLC
Nameplate200MWSummer 200 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation432GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor25%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 | 133.6 | 30.3% | — |
| 2010 | 488 | 27.9% | — |
| 2011 | 472 | 27.0% | — |
| 2012 | 466.9 | 26.6% | — |
| 2013 | 477.6 | 27.3% | — |
| 2014 | 495.4 | 28.3% | — |
| 2015 | 512 | 29.3% | — |
| 2016 | 468 | 26.7% | — |
| 2017 | 445.5 | 25.5% | — |
| 2018 | 446.8 | 25.5% | — |
| 2019 | 475.4 | 27.2% | — |
| 2020 | 454.8 | 25.9% | — |
| 2021 | 413.4 | 23.6% | — |
| 2022 | 460.7 | 26.3% | — |
| 2023 | 399 | 22.8% | — |
| 2024 | 442.8 | 25.2% | — |
| 2025 | 431.7 | 24.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 199.7 | 199.7 | Oct 2009 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Meadow Lake Wind Farm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 200 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm LLC | 302 MW | 6.8 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm II LLC | 102 MW | 7.7 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm III LLC | 104 MW | 7.8 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm IV | 106 MW | 10 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm V LLC | 100 MW | 12.2 km |
| Indiana Crossroads Solar Park | 200 MW | 13 km |