Paulding Wind Farm III
Paulding County, Ohio · EIA plant ID 60470 · Operator: Paulding Wind Farm III LLC
Nameplate101MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation321GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor36%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 | 28.6 | 38.1% | — |
| 2017 | 323.6 | 36.6% | — |
| 2018 | 312.6 | 35.4% | — |
| 2019 | 311.2 | 35.3% | — |
| 2020 | 295.2 | 33.3% | — |
| 2021 | 309 | 35.0% | — |
| 2022 | 326.4 | 37.0% | — |
| 2023 | 299.5 | 33.9% | — |
| 2024 | 299.3 | 33.8% | — |
| 2025 | 320.3 | 36.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100.8 | 100.8 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | gamesa G114-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Paulding Wind Farm III LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Paulding Wind Farm III LLC | 100.0% | 101 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Timber Road IV | 125 MW | 0 km |
| Timber Road Solar Park | 50 MW | 3.8 km |
| Paulding Wind Farm II | 99 MW | 10.9 km |
| LafargeHolcim - Paulding Wind Project | 5 MW | 14 km |
| Northwest Ohio Wind | 110 MW | 17.5 km |
| Haviland Plastic Products | 5 MW | 18 km |