Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC
Donley County, Texas · EIA plant ID 60657 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate174MWSummer 174 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation702GWh12 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 | 55.8 | 43.1% | — |
| 2017 | 694.3 | 45.6% | — |
| 2018 | 750.6 | 49.2% | — |
| 2019 | 722.4 | 47.4% | — |
| 2020 | 728.9 | 47.7% | — |
| 2021 | 692.9 | 45.5% | — |
| 2022 | 727.5 | 47.7% | — |
| 2023 | 691.3 | 45.4% | — |
| 2024 | 705.1 | 46.1% | — |
| 2025 | 679.5 | 44.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 174 | 174 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | vestas V100-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Saltfork Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 174 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Colbeck's Corner, LLC | 200 MW | 24.3 km |
| Grandview Wind Farm, LLC | 211 MW | 34.8 km |
| Goodnight | 266 MW | 36.9 km |
| Pattern Panhandle Wind LLC | 218 MW | 39.8 km |
| Route 66 Wind Plant | 150 MW | 45.5 km |
| Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | 80 MW | 45.7 km |