WCROC Wind Farm
Stevens County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 57823 · Operator: University of Minnesota WCROC
Nameplate2MWSummer 0 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2005
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 | 4.7 | 133.0% | — |
| 2012 | 4.6 | 129.7% | — |
| 2013 | 4.5 | 129.6% | — |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 127.4% | — |
| 2015 | 4.5 | 129.6% | — |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 129.1% | — |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 127.1% | — |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 122.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 123.7% | — |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 131.8% | — |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 123.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 158.6% | — |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 129.8% | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 114.1% | — |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 41.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 0.4 | Mar 2005 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: University of Minnesota WCROC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| University of Minnesota WCROC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| UMM Wind Turbine | 2 MW | 0 km |
| Stevens Community Medical Center | 1 MW | 2.2 km |
| Grant County Wind LLC | 21 MW | 23.8 km |
| Wollan Garden Solar | 1 MW | 27.4 km |
| SolarClub 03 | 1 MW | 27.6 km |
| Star Garden | 1 MW | 27.8 km |