Meadow Lake Wind Farm III LLC
White County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 57115 · Operator: Meadow Lake Wind Farm III LLC
Nameplate104MWSummer 104 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation258GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%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 | 96.1 | 31.7% | — |
| 2011 | 262.4 | 28.9% | — |
| 2012 | 257.8 | 28.4% | — |
| 2013 | 183.1 | 20.2% | — |
| 2014 | 170.2 | 18.8% | — |
| 2015 | 238.5 | 26.3% | — |
| 2016 | 266.7 | 29.3% | — |
| 2017 | 247 | 27.2% | — |
| 2018 | 243.3 | 26.8% | — |
| 2019 | 271.1 | 29.9% | — |
| 2020 | 259.5 | 28.5% | — |
| 2021 | 233.8 | 25.8% | — |
| 2022 | 278.8 | 30.8% | — |
| 2023 | 234.3 | 25.8% | — |
| 2024 | 269.3 | 29.6% | — |
| 2025 | 257.8 | 28.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 103.5 | 103.5 | Sep 2010 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Meadow Lake Wind Farm III 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 III LLC | 100.0% | 104 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm II LLC | 102 MW | 5 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm LLC | 200 MW | 7.8 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm IV | 106 MW | 8.9 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm V LLC | 100 MW | 13.1 km |
| Meadow Lake Wind Farm VI LLC | 200 MW | 13.8 km |
| Templeton Wind | — | 14.1 km |