Valley View Transmission LLC
Murray County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 57434 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor4%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 | 6.1 | 13.7% | — |
| 2012 | 33.7 | 38.4% | — |
| 2013 | 31.1 | 35.5% | — |
| 2014 | 32.9 | 37.5% | — |
| 2015 | 32.6 | 37.2% | — |
| 2016 | 29.9 | 34.1% | — |
| 2017 | 31.7 | 36.2% | — |
| 2018 | 27.4 | 31.3% | — |
| 2019 | 26.9 | 30.6% | — |
| 2020 | 26 | 29.6% | — |
| 2021 | 24.6 | 28.1% | — |
| 2022 | 25.1 | 28.7% | — |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 23.2% | — |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 9.5% | — |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 4.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVT | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 10 | 10 | Jul 2011 | Operating | — | gamesa G87-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Valley View Wind Investors LLC | 99.0% | 10 MW |
| Valley View Wind Holdings | 1.0% | 0 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Fenton Wind Farm | 206 MW | 5.6 km |
| Moulton Wind Power | retired | 5.6 km |
| Champepaden Wind Power | retired | 5.7 km |
| Windshare LLC | 5 MW | 7.3 km |
| Eastridge Wind Project | 10 MW | 8.8 km |
| Viking Wind Partners | retired | 9 km |