Cedar Creek II
Weld County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 57210 · Operator: AE Power Services LLC
Nameplate248MWSummer 248 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation577GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor27%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 508.7 | 27.6% | — |
| 2012 | 801.1 | 36.4% | — |
| 2013 | 811.4 | 36.9% | — |
| 2014 | 758.7 | 34.5% | — |
| 2015 | 654.3 | 29.8% | — |
| 2016 | 751.6 | 34.5% | — |
| 2017 | 713.4 | 32.8% | — |
| 2018 | 713.6 | 32.8% | — |
| 2019 | 661.1 | 30.4% | — |
| 2020 | 694.4 | 31.8% | — |
| 2021 | 476.7 | 21.9% | — |
| 2022 | 420.2 | 19.3% | — |
| 2023 | 539.1 | 24.8% | — |
| 2024 | 586.8 | 26.9% | — |
| 2025 | 606.9 | 27.9% | — |
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 | 248.3 | 248.3 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: AE Power Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Clearlight Energy Holdings LP | 50.0% | 124 MW |
| IRG Acquisition Holdings LLC | 50.0% | 124 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Panorama Wind, LLC | 145 MW | 10.4 km |
| Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | 172 MW | 18.5 km |
| Cedar Creek Wind | 301 MW | 20.7 km |
| Peetz Table Wind Energy | 200 MW | 29.5 km |
| Kimball | 8 MW | 33.8 km |
| Kimball Wind | 30 MW | 37 km |