Northern Colorado Wind LLC
Logan County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 57290 · Operator: Northern Colorado Wind LLC
Nameplate174MWSummer 174 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation531GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor35%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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 | 446.4 | 29.2% | — |
| 2011 | 566.2 | 37.1% | — |
| 2012 | 529 | 34.5% | — |
| 2013 | 539.5 | 35.3% | — |
| 2014 | 468.8 | 30.7% | — |
| 2015 | 428.4 | 28.1% | — |
| 2016 | 382.4 | 25.0% | — |
| 2017 | 465 | 30.4% | — |
| 2018 | 403.9 | 26.5% | — |
| 2019 | 351.5 | 23.0% | — |
| 2020 | 466.3 | 30.4% | — |
| 2021 | 452 | 29.6% | — |
| 2022 | 574 | 37.6% | — |
| 2023 | 517.3 | 33.9% | — |
| 2024 | 557.5 | 36.4% | — |
| 2025 | 530.8 | 34.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 22.5 | 22.5 | Aug 2009 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 XLE |
| SIEM | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 151.8 | 151.8 | Aug 2009 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-93 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern Colorado Wind LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern Colorado Wind LLC | 100.0% | 174 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| OREG 4 Peetz | retired | 3.7 km |
| Spring Canyon | 60 MW | 5.7 km |
| Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Ctr | 63 MW | 15.4 km |
| Sidney Solar | 4 MW | 18.5 km |
| Sidney (NE) | retired | 18.8 km |
| Colorado Highlands Wind | 96 MW | 28.8 km |