Balko Wind LLC
Beaver County, Oklahoma · EIA plant ID 58900 · Operator: Balko Wind LLC
Nameplate300MWSummer 300 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation520GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor20%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 437.6 | 39.8% | — |
| 2016 | 1,115.2 | 42.4% | — |
| 2017 | 1,050.7 | 40.0% | — |
| 2018 | 1,168.3 | 44.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1,101.3 | 41.9% | — |
| 2020 | 1,140.1 | 43.3% | — |
| 2021 | 1,058.7 | 40.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1,064.2 | 40.5% | — |
| 2023 | 975.3 | 37.1% | — |
| 2024 | 947.2 | 36.0% | — |
| 2025 | 801.6 | 30.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 299.7 | 299.7 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.85-87 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Balko Wind LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Balko Wind LLC | 100.0% | 300 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ponderosa Wind II | 100 MW | 8.8 km |
| Ponderosa Wind Energy Center | 200 MW | 16.5 km |
| Palo Duro Energy Storage | — | 18.8 km |
| Palo Duro Energy Storage II | — | 19.2 km |
| Bluestem | 198 MW | 23.5 km |
| Palo Duro Wind | 282 MW | 33.5 km |