Desert Wind Farm, LLC
Perquimans County, North Carolina · EIA plant ID 59968 · Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc
Nameplate208MWSummer 208 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation545GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor30%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.2 | 4.0% | — |
| 2017 | 470.7 | 25.8% | — |
| 2018 | 542.8 | 29.8% | — |
| 2019 | 523.1 | 28.7% | — |
| 2020 | 546.3 | 29.9% | — |
| 2021 | 505.2 | 27.7% | — |
| 2022 | 536.8 | 29.5% | — |
| 2023 | 519.1 | 28.5% | — |
| 2024 | 509 | 27.9% | — |
| 2025 | 560.7 | 30.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 208 | 208 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | gamesa G114-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Avangrid Renewables Inc | 100.0% | 208 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| GKS Solar | 5 MW | 10 km |
| Two Mile Solar | 5 MW | 10.4 km |
| Two Mile Desert Project | 16 MW | 10.6 km |
| Pasquotank | 20 MW | 11.4 km |
| Tanglewood BESS | — | 11.4 km |
| Barnhill Road Solar, LLC | 3 MW | 11.7 km |