Oliver Wind III, LLC
Morton County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 60905 · Operator: Oliver Wind III, LLC
Nameplate99MWSummer 99 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation383GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 444.2 | 51.1% | — |
| 2018 | 425.7 | 48.9% | — |
| 2019 | 429.9 | 49.4% | — |
| 2020 | 457.1 | 52.4% | — |
| 2021 | 404.4 | 46.5% | — |
| 2022 | 459.7 | 52.8% | — |
| 2023 | 412.1 | 47.4% | — |
| 2024 | 416.9 | 47.8% | — |
| 2025 | 380.1 | 43.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 99.3 | 99.3 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | ge 2.0-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Oliver Wind III, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Oliver Wind III, LLC | 100.0% | 99 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Milton R Young | 734 MW | 12.6 km |
| FPL Energy Oliver Wind I LLC | 51 MW | 21.9 km |
| FPL Energy Oliver Wind II LLC | 48 MW | 21.9 km |
| R M Heskett | 178 MW | 23.8 km |
| Tesoro Mandan Cogeneration Plant | 9 MW | 24.9 km |
| Red Butte Wind | — | 26.1 km |