Blue Summit Wind LLC
Wilbarger County, Texas · EIA plant ID 58372 · Operator: Blue Summit Wind LLC
Nameplate135MWSummer 135 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation492GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 447.9 | 37.8% | — |
| 2014 | 488.5 | 41.2% | — |
| 2015 | 435.8 | 36.8% | — |
| 2016 | 455.7 | 38.3% | — |
| 2017 | 473.7 | 39.9% | — |
| 2018 | 456.5 | 38.5% | — |
| 2019 | 432.9 | 36.5% | — |
| 2020 | 447 | 37.6% | — |
| 2021 | 423.3 | 35.7% | — |
| 2022 | 421.4 | 35.5% | — |
| 2023 | 492.6 | 41.5% | — |
| 2024 | 508.1 | 42.7% | — |
| 2025 | 491.8 | 41.5% | — |
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 | 135.4 | 135.4 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | ge 1.6 XLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Blue Summit Wind LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Blue Summit Wind LLC | 100.0% | 135 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blue Summit II Storage | 150 MW | 0.9 km |
| Blue Summit Storage, LLC | 30 MW | 3.2 km |
| Blue Summit II Wind, LLC | 99 MW | 13.3 km |
| Blue Summit III Wind | 200 MW | 23.3 km |
| Lockett Windfarm | 184 MW | 26.9 km |
| Oklaunion | retired | 29.8 km |