St. Olaf Wind Turbine
Rice County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 58995 · Operator: St. Olaf College
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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 | 3.2 | 22.8% | — |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 22.4% | — |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 22.7% | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 21.1% | — |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 20.1% | — |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 17.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 20.0% | — |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 17.7% | — |
| 2024 | 2.6 | 18.4% | — |
| 2025 | 2.5 | 17.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLFWT | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.6 | 1.6 | Sep 2006 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: St. Olaf College. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| St. Olaf College | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| St. Olaf StandBy Generators | 4 MW | 1 km |
| Hyacinth Solar, LLC | 1 MW | 1.4 km |
| Northfield Community Solar | 5 MW | 1.5 km |
| Waterford Holdco CSG | 3 MW | 1.5 km |
| MN CSG 2019-77 | 1 MW | 2.4 km |
| Dundas Solar Holdings LLC CSG | 5 MW | 2.5 km |