Blackstone Wind Farm II LLC
Livingston County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 57113 · Operator: Blackstone Wind Farm II LLC
Nameplate200MWSummer 200 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation482GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor27%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2010
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 176 | 24.0% | — |
| 2011 | 495.4 | 28.3% | — |
| 2012 | 508.9 | 29.0% | — |
| 2013 | 486.6 | 27.8% | — |
| 2014 | 529.6 | 30.2% | — |
| 2015 | 526.2 | 30.0% | — |
| 2016 | 489.9 | 27.9% | — |
| 2017 | 530.8 | 30.3% | — |
| 2018 | 475.7 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 498 | 28.4% | — |
| 2020 | 479.8 | 27.3% | — |
| 2021 | 522.4 | 29.8% | — |
| 2022 | 565.8 | 32.3% | — |
| 2023 | 455.2 | 26.0% | — |
| 2024 | 506.9 | 28.9% | — |
| 2025 | 481.5 | 27.5% | — |
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 | 200 | 200 | Aug 2010 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Blackstone Wind Farm II LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Blackstone Wind Farm II LLC | 100.0% | 200 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blackstone Wind Farm LLC | 106 MW | 7.9 km |
| LaSalle Solar 1 | 2 MW | 9.1 km |
| Allen Acres Solar | — | 9.6 km |
| Goodfarm Solar, LLC | 2 MW | 10.1 km |
| NL IL 1400 East | — | 12.6 km |
| Beckham Solar LLC | 5 MW | 12.7 km |