Apple Blossom Wind Farm
Huron County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 58690 · Operator: Apple Blossom Wind, LLC
Nameplate100MWSummer 100 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation247GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor28%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.7 | 29.8% | — |
| 2018 | 169.4 | 19.3% | — |
| 2019 | 265 | 30.3% | — |
| 2020 | 269 | 30.6% | — |
| 2021 | 243.1 | 27.8% | — |
| 2022 | 277 | 31.6% | — |
| 2023 | 229.1 | 26.2% | — |
| 2024 | 254.1 | 28.9% | — |
| 2025 | 256.3 | 29.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLB1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100 | 100 | Nov 2017 | Operating | — | vestas V126-3.45 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Apple Blossom Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| IRG Acquisition Holdings LLC | 100.0% | 100 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Oliver | 14 MW | 6.3 km |
| Pheasant Run Wind LLC | 75 MW | 6.5 km |
| Brookfield | 75 MW | 6.5 km |
| McKinley Wind Park | 14 MW | 8.7 km |
| Harvest | 53 MW | 8.9 km |
| Harvest 2 | 59 MW | 12.7 km |