New Frontier Wind
McHenry County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 59903 · Operator: meadowlark wind i llc
Nameplate100MWSummer 100 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation382GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27.5 | 36.9% | — |
| 2019 | 384.4 | 43.9% | — |
| 2020 | 426.5 | 48.6% | — |
| 2021 | 413.7 | 47.2% | — |
| 2022 | 437.6 | 50.0% | — |
| 2023 | 375.2 | 42.8% | — |
| 2024 | 380.1 | 43.3% | — |
| 2025 | 386.8 | 44.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100 | 100 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | vestas V126-3.45 |
Owner / operator
Operator: meadowlark wind i llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| meadowlark wind i llc | 100.0% | 100 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Velva Windfarm LLC | 12 MW | 24.8 km |
| Prairie Winds ND1 | 116 MW | 25.3 km |
| Minot Wind Project | 5 MW | 30.5 km |
| Garrison | 583 MW | 53.6 km |
| Coal Creek | 1,216 MW | 56 km |
| Leland Olds | 656 MW | 70.4 km |