Golden West Power Partners LLC
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 59974 · Operator: Golden West Power Partners, LLC
Nameplate250MWSummer 250 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation763GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor35%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 184.5 | 33.4% | — |
| 2016 | 852.6 | 38.8% | — |
| 2017 | 845.9 | 38.6% | — |
| 2018 | 869 | 39.7% | — |
| 2019 | 759.3 | 34.7% | — |
| 2020 | 836.4 | 38.1% | — |
| 2021 | 815.6 | 37.2% | — |
| 2022 | 844.5 | 38.6% | — |
| 2023 | 699.8 | 32.0% | — |
| 2024 | 856.6 | 39.0% | — |
| 2025 | 798.2 | 36.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 250 | 250 | Oct 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.7-103 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Golden West Power Partners, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Golden West Power Partners, LLC | 100.0% | 250 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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