Bluestem
Beaver County, Oklahoma · EIA plant ID 60256 · Operator: Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC
Nameplate198MWSummer 198 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation804GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor46%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 | 13.5 | 9.2% | — |
| 2017 | 794.2 | 45.8% | — |
| 2018 | 837.8 | 48.3% | — |
| 2019 | 814.2 | 46.9% | — |
| 2020 | 811.9 | 46.7% | — |
| 2021 | 809.6 | 46.7% | — |
| 2022 | 812.2 | 46.8% | — |
| 2023 | 750.3 | 43.3% | — |
| 2024 | 814.8 | 46.9% | — |
| 2025 | 759 | 43.8% | — |
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 | 198 | 198 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | vestas V117-3.3 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bluestem Wind Energy, LLC | 100.0% | 198 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ponderosa Wind Energy Center | 200 MW | 7.3 km |
| Ponderosa Wind II | 100 MW | 19.7 km |
| Balko Wind LLC | 300 MW | 23.5 km |
| Palo Duro Energy Storage | — | 40.9 km |
| Palo Duro Energy Storage II | — | 41.3 km |
| Palo Duro Wind | 282 MW | 50.5 km |