Brady Wind Energy Center
Stark County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 60355 · Operator: Brady Wind, LLC
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation639GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor49%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 | 94.9 | 43.2% | — |
| 2017 | 683 | 52.0% | — |
| 2018 | 628.6 | 47.8% | — |
| 2019 | 651.1 | 49.5% | — |
| 2020 | 695.1 | 52.8% | — |
| 2021 | 635.1 | 48.3% | — |
| 2022 | 675.8 | 51.4% | — |
| 2023 | 615.5 | 46.8% | — |
| 2024 | 632.3 | 48.0% | — |
| 2025 | 638.9 | 48.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWEC1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 150 | 150 | Nov 2016 | Operating | — | ge 1.79-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Brady Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Brady Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Brady II Wind Energy Center | 150 MW | 4.3 km |
| Sunflower Wind Project | 104 MW | 56.7 km |
| Thunder Spirit Wind, LLC | 156 MW | 65.4 km |
| Glen Ullin Station 6 | retired | 79.3 km |