Cardinal Point Wind
McDonough County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 59902 · Operator: cardinal point llc
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation525GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor40%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 431 | 39.1% | — |
| 2021 | 580.7 | 44.2% | — |
| 2022 | 619.7 | 47.2% | — |
| 2023 | 544 | 41.4% | — |
| 2024 | 535.1 | 40.6% | — |
| 2025 | 510.3 | 38.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 150 | 150 | Mar 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: cardinal point llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| cardinal point llc | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| McDonough Solar 1, LLC CSG | 4 MW | 9.2 km |
| Little Creek | — | 11.2 km |
| Ember Sun LLC PV | 3 MW | 12.2 km |
| Macomb 2A | 2 MW | 15.9 km |
| McDonough Solar 4 LLC | — | 16 km |
| Sullivan B Community Solar LLC | 2 MW | 16.2 km |