Laredo Ridge Wind LLC
Boone County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 57262 · Operator: NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation212GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%wind 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), 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 | 308.4 | 48.1% | — |
| 2012 | 354.8 | 50.5% | — |
| 2013 | 357 | 51.0% | — |
| 2014 | 351.4 | 50.2% | — |
| 2015 | 325.7 | 46.5% | — |
| 2016 | 326.4 | 46.5% | — |
| 2017 | 298.5 | 42.6% | — |
| 2018 | 307 | 43.9% | — |
| 2019 | 257.4 | 36.8% | — |
| 2020 | 285.5 | 40.7% | — |
| 2021 | 305.5 | 43.6% | — |
| 2022 | 257.5 | 36.8% | — |
| 2023 | 240.3 | 34.3% | — |
| 2024 | 199.5 | 28.4% | — |
| 2025 | 211.6 | 30.2% | — |
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 | 79.9 | 79.9 | Feb 2011 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 XLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc | 100.0% | 80 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| TPW Petersburg | 41 MW | 5.5 km |
| Prairie Breeze | 207 MW | 9.1 km |
| Prairie Breeze III | 36 MW | 19.5 km |
| Prairie Breeze II | 73 MW | 19.5 km |
| Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC | 300 MW | 26.9 km |
| Upstream Wind Energy LLC | 203 MW | 34.2 km |