Green Cow Power
Elkhart County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 60721 · Operator: Green Cow Power LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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), other 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 | 24.4 | 92.8% | — |
| 2017 | 24.9 | 94.9% | — |
| 2018 | 23.1 | 87.9% | — |
| 2019 | 21.9 | 83.4% | — |
| 2020 | 22.4 | 85.2% | — |
| 2021 | 23.8 | 63.2% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 27.0% | — |
| 2023 | 12.8 | 34.1% | — |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 35.6% | — |
| 2025 | 11.1 | 29.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG1 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1 | 1 | Apr 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ENG2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1 | 1 | Apr 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ENG3 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1 | 1 | Apr 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ENG4 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 1.3 | 1.3 | Jan 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Green Cow Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Green Cow Power LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Earthmovers LFGTE | 5 MW | 10.4 km |
| Elkhart | 3 MW | 17.6 km |
| Elkhart County Solar Project | 100 MW | 20.2 km |
| Prairie View I & II LFGTE | 6 MW | 20.4 km |
| Bremen | 7 MW | 21.3 km |
| Twin Branch | 5 MW | 22.2 km |