Broken Bow Wind LLC
Custer County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 57593 · Operator: broken bow wind llc
Nameplate80MWSummer 80 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation222GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21.4 | 36.0% | — |
| 2013 | 311 | 44.4% | — |
| 2014 | 324.6 | 46.4% | — |
| 2015 | 302.1 | 43.2% | — |
| 2016 | 312.3 | 44.5% | — |
| 2017 | 290 | 41.4% | — |
| 2018 | 294.5 | 42.1% | — |
| 2019 | 277.2 | 39.6% | — |
| 2020 | 253.7 | 36.1% | — |
| 2021 | 282.7 | 40.4% | — |
| 2022 | 335.7 | 48.0% | — |
| 2023 | 224 | 32.0% | — |
| 2024 | 205.7 | 29.3% | — |
| 2025 | 221.7 | 31.7% | — |
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 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | ge 1.6 XLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: broken bow wind llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Edison Mission Energy | 80.1% | 64 MW |
| NRG Energy, Inc | 19.9% | 16 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Broken Bow | 9 MW | 8.3 km |
| Ansley | 2 MW | 23.8 km |
| Broken Bow Wind II, LLC | 73 MW | 25.1 km |
| Sargent | 2 MW | 26.5 km |
| Burwell | 4 MW | 51 km |
| Arnold | retired | 52.4 km |