Coyote Ridge
Brookings County, South Dakota · EIA plant ID 61047 · Operator: Coyote Ridge LLC
Nameplate97MWSummer 97 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation371GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor43%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.9 | 10.8% | — |
| 2020 | 438.2 | 51.2% | — |
| 2021 | 408.1 | 47.8% | — |
| 2022 | 398.3 | 46.7% | — |
| 2023 | 382.6 | 44.9% | — |
| 2024 | 393.2 | 46.0% | — |
| 2025 | 393 | 46.1% | — |
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 | 97.4 | 97.4 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Coyote Ridge LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| WEC Energy Group | 83.0% | 81 MW |
| Avangrid Power LLC | 17.0% | 17 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Buffalo Ridge I LLC | 50 MW | 6 km |
| Julia Hills LLC | 2 MW | 8.8 km |
| Jack River LLC | 2 MW | 9.1 km |
| Sun River LLC | 2 MW | 9.4 km |
| Shaokatan Hills LLC | 12 MW | 9.7 km |
| Tsar Nicholas LLC | 2 MW | 9.7 km |