Carousel Wind Farm LLC
Kit Carson County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 59975 · Operator: Carousel Wind Farm, LLC
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation568GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%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 | 73.7 | 33.6% | — |
| 2016 | 579.7 | 44.0% | — |
| 2017 | 649 | 49.4% | — |
| 2018 | 654.3 | 49.8% | — |
| 2019 | 610.7 | 46.5% | — |
| 2020 | 656.8 | 49.9% | — |
| 2021 | 606.1 | 46.1% | — |
| 2022 | 626.1 | 47.6% | — |
| 2023 | 583.9 | 44.4% | — |
| 2024 | 613.9 | 46.6% | — |
| 2025 | 568.5 | 43.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 150 | 150 | Nov 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.79-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Carousel Wind Farm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Carousel Wind Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Burlington (CO) | 129 MW | 6.5 km |
| Carousel Energy Storage, LLC | — | 14.7 km |
| Kit Carson Windpower | 51 MW | 15.5 km |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | 498 MW | 35.4 km |
| Dusty Rose Wind | 502 MW | 39.1 km |
| Goodland | 19 MW | 40.2 km |