Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, LLC
Iroquois County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 57675 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation470GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%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 | 69.8 | 62.4% | — |
| 2012 | 413 | 31.3% | — |
| 2013 | 427 | 32.4% | — |
| 2014 | 462.5 | 35.1% | — |
| 2015 | 479.1 | 36.4% | — |
| 2016 | 429.4 | 32.5% | — |
| 2017 | 467.6 | 35.5% | — |
| 2018 | 443.1 | 33.6% | — |
| 2019 | 480.4 | 36.5% | — |
| 2020 | 445.3 | 33.7% | — |
| 2021 | 447.6 | 34.0% | — |
| 2022 | 504.3 | 38.3% | — |
| 2023 | 433.8 | 32.9% | — |
| 2024 | 458.8 | 34.7% | — |
| 2025 | 470.4 | 35.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 150.4 | 150.4 | Dec 2011 | Operating | — | ge 1.6 XLE |
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).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hoopeston Wind LLC | 98 MW | 20.1 km |
| Rantoul | 14 MW | 20.5 km |
| Rantoul Solar | 2 MW | 21.9 km |
| Ford County Wind Farm LLC | 121 MW | 29.6 km |
| Drummer Creek I Solar LLC | 5 MW | 30.3 km |
| California Ridge Wind Energy LLC | 217 MW | 30.6 km |