Power County Wind Park South
Power County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 57760 · Operator: Power County Wind Park South LLC
Nameplate23MWSummer 23 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation57GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%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 | 2.9 | 17.5% | — |
| 2012 | 64 | 32.4% | — |
| 2013 | 57.5 | 29.2% | — |
| 2014 | 66 | 33.5% | — |
| 2015 | 50.4 | 25.6% | — |
| 2016 | 54.5 | 27.6% | — |
| 2017 | 58.4 | 29.6% | — |
| 2018 | 57.3 | 29.1% | — |
| 2019 | 57.1 | 29.0% | — |
| 2020 | 63 | 31.9% | — |
| 2021 | 60.8 | 30.9% | — |
| 2022 | 54.7 | 27.8% | — |
| 2023 | 41.2 | 20.9% | — |
| 2024 | 53.4 | 27.0% | — |
| 2025 | 56.8 | 28.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCWPS | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 22.5 | 22.5 | Dec 2011 | Operating | — | nordex N100/2500 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Power County Wind Park South LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Power County Wind Park South LLC | 100.0% | 23 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Power County Wind Park North | 23 MW | 4 km |
| Rockland Wind Farm | 79 MW | 12.2 km |
| American Falls | 92 MW | 12.7 km |
| American Falls Solar II | 20 MW | 13.4 km |
| American Falls Solar | 20 MW | 13.4 km |
| Simplot Leasing Don Plant | 16 MW | 29.4 km |