Brule County Wind
Brule County, South Dakota · EIA plant ID 61746 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate20MWSummer 20 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation80GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor45%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20.6 | 46.7% | — |
| 2019 | 77.4 | 44.2% | — |
| 2020 | 77.5 | 44.1% | — |
| 2021 | 81.7 | 46.6% | — |
| 2022 | 86.5 | 49.4% | — |
| 2023 | 64.6 | 36.9% | — |
| 2024 | 72.5 | 41.3% | — |
| 2025 | 79.5 | 45.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCSD | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 20 | 20 | Oct 2018 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 20 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Aurora County Wind | 20 MW | 13.8 km |
| Prairie Winds SD1 | 162 MW | 21.7 km |
| Chamberlain Wind Project | retired | 30 km |
| Wessington Springs | 51 MW | 41.4 km |
| Big Bend Dam | 538 MW | 55.2 km |
| POET Bioprocessing- Mitchell | 4 MW | 66.5 km |