Prairie Breeze III
Antelope County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 60314 · Operator: Invenergy Services LLC
Nameplate36MWSummer 36 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation135GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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 | 109.5 | 46.4% | — |
| 2017 | 143 | 45.6% | — |
| 2018 | 141.2 | 45.0% | — |
| 2019 | 129.2 | 41.2% | — |
| 2020 | 143.1 | 45.5% | — |
| 2021 | 128 | 40.8% | — |
| 2022 | 146.1 | 46.6% | — |
| 2023 | 131.3 | 41.9% | — |
| 2024 | 136.3 | 43.4% | — |
| 2025 | 135.3 | 43.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 35.8 | 35.8 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | ge 1.79-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Invenergy Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Invenergy Services LLC | 100.0% | 36 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Prairie Breeze II | 73 MW | 0 km |
| Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC | 300 MW | 8.6 km |
| Prairie Breeze | 207 MW | 11.8 km |
| Laredo Ridge Wind LLC | 80 MW | 19.5 km |
| TPW Petersburg | 41 MW | 24.7 km |
| Upstream Wind Energy LLC | 203 MW | 29.8 km |