Farmers Branch Renewable Energy Facility
Denton County, Texas · EIA plant ID 57165 · Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor62%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20.7 | 73.7% | — |
| 2012 | 22.9 | 81.3% | — |
| 2013 | 24.1 | 86.0% | — |
| 2014 | 24.6 | 87.7% | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 92.8% | — |
| 2016 | 26.5 | 94.4% | — |
| 2017 | 25 | 89.0% | — |
| 2018 | 24.6 | 87.9% | — |
| 2019 | 26.1 | 93.3% | — |
| 2020 | 26.9 | 95.8% | — |
| 2021 | 24.5 | 87.4% | — |
| 2022 | 22.6 | 80.7% | — |
| 2023 | 24.1 | 86.0% | — |
| 2024 | 23.7 | 84.4% | — |
| 2025 | 17.3 | 61.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jan 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jan 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: WM Renewable Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| WM Renewable Energy LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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