Foard City Wind
Foard County, Texas · EIA plant ID 61402 · Operator: Foard City Wind, LLC
Nameplate353MWSummer 350 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,256GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor41%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 | 386.6 | 37.7% | — |
| 2020 | 1,302.3 | 42.3% | — |
| 2021 | 1,237 | 40.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1,099.9 | 35.8% | — |
| 2023 | 1,163.9 | 37.9% | — |
| 2024 | 1,151 | 37.4% | — |
| 2025 | 1,138.4 | 37.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOARD | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 352.8 | 350.3 | Sep 2019 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Foard City Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Foard City Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 353 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pease River Solar | — | 9.6 km |
| Montgomery Ranch Wind Farm, LLC | 203 MW | 11.2 km |
| TG East | 336 MW | 20 km |
| El Campo Wind | 243 MW | 20.4 km |
| Blue Summit III Wind | 200 MW | 32.7 km |
| Green Pastures Wind II | 150 MW | 35.6 km |