Vestas Towers America, Inc.
Pueblo County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 57643 · Operator: cs wind america, inc.
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor9%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2010
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.9 | 18.7% | — |
| 2012 | 3.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2013 | 2.7 | 16.8% | — |
| 2014 | 3.4 | 21.6% | — |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 17.4% | — |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 21.4% | — |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 18.4% | — |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 19.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 17.8% | — |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 17.0% | — |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 17.7% | — |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 11.4% | — |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 13.4% | — |
| 2024 | 2.7 | 17.3% | — |
| 2025 | 1.4 | 9.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V100 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.8 | 1.8 | Apr 2010 | Operating | — | vestas V100-1.8 |
Owner / operator
Operator: cs wind america, inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| cs wind america, inc. | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CSWIND America Inc. | 12 MW | 0.4 km |
| Bighorn Solar 1 | 240 MW | 4.4 km |
| Rocky Mountain Solar | 525 MW | 4.4 km |
| Comanche (CO) | 1,253 MW | 5.6 km |
| Comanche Solar | 120 MW | 5.9 km |
| Arroyo Solar | — | 6.3 km |