Community Wind South
Nobles County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 58045 · Operator: Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Nameplate30MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation88GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor33%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 | 1.6 | 7.3% | — |
| 2013 | 107.3 | 40.8% | — |
| 2014 | 109.4 | 41.6% | — |
| 2015 | 114.6 | 43.6% | — |
| 2016 | 119.5 | 45.4% | — |
| 2017 | 117.3 | 44.6% | — |
| 2018 | 112.4 | 42.8% | — |
| 2019 | 109.7 | 41.7% | — |
| 2020 | 72 | 27.3% | — |
| 2021 | 75.3 | 28.7% | — |
| 2022 | 77 | 29.3% | — |
| 2023 | 44.4 | 16.9% | — |
| 2024 | 132.3 | 50.2% | — |
| 2025 | 87.9 | 33.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 30 | 30 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | repower MM92 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | 100.0% | 30 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wilmont Hills LLC | retired | 6.1 km |
| Nobles Wind Project | 201 MW | 7.3 km |
| Nobles 2 Wind Project | 250 MW | 9.4 km |
| Adrian | 2 MW | 13.5 km |
| Green Acres Breeze LLC | 1 MW | 14.3 km |
| G Flow Wind LLC | 1 MW | 14.3 km |