Bishop Hill III
Henry County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 61787 · Operator: Invenergy Services LLC
Nameplate119MWSummer 119 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation432GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor41%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 223.7 | 36.6% | — |
| 2019 | 425 | 40.8% | — |
| 2020 | 424.2 | 40.6% | — |
| 2021 | 434.3 | 41.7% | — |
| 2022 | 470.9 | 45.2% | — |
| 2023 | 404.3 | 38.8% | — |
| 2024 | 446.7 | 42.7% | — |
| 2025 | 428.7 | 41.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHIII | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 119 | 119 | Jun 2018 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Invenergy Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Invenergy Services LLC | 100.0% | 119 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bishop Hill II Wind Farm | 81 MW | 8.8 km |
| Bishop Hill Energy LLC | 200 MW | 13 km |
| E 1300 Street Solar LLC | — | 13.4 km |
| Galva School | — | 19.5 km |
| Galva Landfill | 4 MW | 20.6 km |
| USS Swank Solar | — | 21.4 km |