Bright Stalk Wind Farm I
McLean County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 57623 · Operator: Lexington Chenoa Wind Farm LLC
Nameplate205MWSummer 205 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation763GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.7 | 24.0% | — |
| 2020 | 695 | 38.6% | — |
| 2021 | 702.2 | 39.1% | — |
| 2022 | 795 | 44.2% | — |
| 2023 | 681.9 | 37.9% | — |
| 2024 | 705.3 | 39.1% | — |
| 2025 | 726.2 | 40.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 205.2 | 205.2 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | vestas V136-3.45 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lexington Chenoa Wind Farm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lexington Chenoa Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 205 MW |
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