Danielson Wind Farms LLC
Meeker County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 57396 · Operator: BEAM US, LLC
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation56GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%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 | 45.7 | 31.1% | — |
| 2012 | 60.1 | 34.2% | — |
| 2013 | 56.2 | 32.1% | — |
| 2014 | 59 | 33.7% | — |
| 2015 | 57.4 | 32.8% | — |
| 2016 | 56.1 | 31.9% | — |
| 2017 | 45 | 25.7% | — |
| 2018 | 41 | 23.4% | — |
| 2019 | 48.1 | 27.4% | — |
| 2020 | 55.8 | 31.8% | — |
| 2021 | 55 | 31.4% | — |
| 2022 | 54 | 30.8% | — |
| 2023 | 49.4 | 28.2% | — |
| 2024 | 46.7 | 26.6% | — |
| 2025 | 55.9 | 31.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 20 | 20 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | alstom ECO86 |
Owner / operator
Operator: BEAM US, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| BE Minnesota Wind Holdings LLC | 80.0% | 16 MW |
| Danielson Wind Farms LLC | 20.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| USS Turkey Solar LLC CSG | 1 MW | 7.6 km |
| Atwater Solar | 4 MW | 7.8 km |
| Spica Community Solar | 2 MW | 17.1 km |
| Adams Wind Generations LLC | 20 MW | 17.3 km |