Huerfano River Wind
Huerfano County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 58548 · Operator: Huerfano River Wind, LLC
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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 | 6.3 | 35.8% | — |
| 2014 | 15.8 | 22.6% | — |
| 2015 | 15.2 | 21.7% | — |
| 2016 | 17.1 | 24.4% | — |
| 2017 | 16.6 | 23.6% | — |
| 2018 | 17.1 | 24.4% | — |
| 2019 | 19 | 27.2% | — |
| 2020 | 15.5 | 22.1% | — |
| 2021 | 12.4 | 17.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12.3 | 17.5% | — |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 17.7% | — |
| 2024 | 12.8 | 18.2% | — |
| 2025 | 13.2 | 18.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Oct 2013 | Operating | — | sany SE11020 |
| WTG2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Oct 2013 | Operating | — | sany SE11020 |
| WTG3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Oct 2013 | Operating | — | sany SE11020 |
| WTG4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Oct 2013 | Operating | — | sany SE11020 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Huerfano River Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Huerfano River Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Peak View Wind Farm | 61 MW | 29.5 km |
| Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm | 29 MW | 30.1 km |
| Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | 59 MW | 35.4 km |
| San Isabel Solar, LLC | 30 MW | 44.5 km |
| Elk Run | — | 46.5 km |
| Rocky Mountain Solar | 525 MW | 47.9 km |