Musselshell Wind Project
Wheatland County, Montana · EIA plant ID 57963 · Operator: Musselshell Wind Project LLC
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation24GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor14%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1 | 1.6% | — |
| 2013 | 24.2 | 120.0% | — |
| 2014 | 26.4 | 131.3% | — |
| 2015 | 24.1 | 27.5% | — |
| 2016 | 24.7 | 28.1% | — |
| 2017 | 25.3 | 28.9% | — |
| 2018 | 18.2 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 15.1% | — |
| 2020 | 26.1 | 29.7% | — |
| 2021 | 24 | 27.4% | — |
| 2022 | 28.8 | 32.9% | — |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 22.0% | — |
| 2024 | 23.1 | 26.3% | — |
| 2025 | 23.8 | 27.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS01 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 10 | 10 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | goldwind GW 87/1500 |
| MWP1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 10 | 10 | Dec 2012 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Musselshell Wind Project LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Musselshell Wind Project LLC | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Musselshell Wind Project Two LLC | 10 MW | 0 km |
| Jawbone Wind Project | — | 32 km |
| Beaver Creek Wind Facility | 248 MW | 35.5 km |
| Judith Gap Wind Energy Center | 135 MW | 39 km |
| Magpie Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 41.9 km |
| Stillwater Wind, LLC | 80 MW | 45.5 km |