Limon III Wind LLC
Lincoln County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 59083 · Operator: Limon
Nameplate201MWSummer 201 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation604GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor34%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 245.6 | 33.3% | — |
| 2015 | 758.9 | 43.2% | — |
| 2016 | 792.3 | 45.0% | — |
| 2017 | 804.3 | 45.8% | — |
| 2018 | 798.8 | 45.5% | — |
| 2019 | 746.8 | 42.5% | — |
| 2020 | 811.7 | 46.1% | — |
| 2021 | 815.4 | 46.4% | — |
| 2022 | 803 | 45.7% | — |
| 2023 | 766.2 | 43.6% | — |
| 2024 | 757.2 | 43.0% | — |
| 2025 | 649.7 | 37.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 200.6 | 200.6 | Aug 2014 | Operating | — | ge 1.7-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Limon. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Limon | 100.0% | 201 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Limon Wind I | 200 MW | 9.1 km |
| Limon Wind II | 200 MW | 9.3 km |
| Cedar Point Wind | 252 MW | 19.1 km |
| Limon Generating Station | 154 MW | 25.6 km |
| Rush Creek Wind | 600 MW | 37.8 km |
| Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | 200 MW | 47.3 km |