Border Winds Wind Farm
Rolette County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 59200 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation345GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor26%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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 | 102.1 | 18.5% | — |
| 2016 | 622.3 | 47.9% | — |
| 2017 | 641.9 | 49.5% | — |
| 2018 | 609.5 | 47.0% | — |
| 2019 | 612.4 | 47.2% | — |
| 2020 | 673.4 | 51.8% | — |
| 2021 | 633.8 | 48.9% | — |
| 2022 | 665.4 | 51.3% | — |
| 2023 | 583.3 | 45.0% | — |
| 2024 | 614 | 47.3% | — |
| 2025 | 344.9 | 26.2% | — |
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 | 150 | 150 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | vestas V100-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rugby Wind Power Project | 149 MW | 57.6 km |