Walnut Ridge Wind Farm
Bureau County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 58694 · Operator: BHE Renewables, LLC
Nameplate212MWSummer 212 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation777GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 57.5 | 36.5% | — |
| 2019 | 815.9 | 43.9% | — |
| 2020 | 776.9 | 41.7% | — |
| 2021 | 773.3 | 41.6% | — |
| 2022 | 886.9 | 47.8% | — |
| 2023 | 747.6 | 40.3% | — |
| 2024 | 730.6 | 39.2% | — |
| 2025 | 754.7 | 40.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 212 | 212 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | vestas V100-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: BHE Renewables, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| BHE Renewables, LLC | 100.0% | 212 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bureau Solar 1 | 5 MW | 9.9 km |
| Bureau Solar 2 LLC | — | 10.1 km |
| Ohio Solar LLC | 5 MW | 10.4 km |
| Green River Wind Farm | 194 MW | 13.9 km |
| Princeton Solar | 1 MW | 14 km |
| Salvia Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 14.6 km |