Cross Winds Energy Park
Tuscola County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 58830 · Operator: Consumers Energy Co
Nameplate231MWSummer 231 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation728GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.4 | 131.9% | — |
| 2015 | 364.8 | 191.0% | — |
| 2016 | 372.6 | 248.1% | — |
| 2017 | 335.5 | 152.6% | — |
| 2018 | 492.6 | 36.3% | — |
| 2019 | 472.6 | 33.4% | — |
| 2020 | 721.8 | 35.6% | — |
| 2021 | 661.2 | 32.7% | — |
| 2022 | 747 | 36.9% | — |
| 2023 | 669.5 | 33.1% | — |
| 2024 | 720.9 | 35.5% | — |
| 2025 | 728.2 | 36.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWEP | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 111 | 111 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | ge 1.7-100 |
| CWEP2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 44 | 44 | Jan 2018 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
| CWEP3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 75.9 | 75.9 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Consumers Energy Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Consumers Energy Co | 100.0% | 231 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Tuscola Wind II LLC | 100 MW | 11.4 km |
| Main Street (MI) | 6 MW | 13.8 km |
| Pine Street | 8 MW | 14.7 km |
| MSC Sebewaing | 3 MW | 14.9 km |
| Tuscola Bay Wind | 120 MW | 16.3 km |
| POET Biorefining Caro, LLC | 4 MW | 16.4 km |