Sholes Wind Energy Center
Wayne County, Nebraska · EIA plant ID 61889 · Operator: Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC
Nameplate160MWSummer 160 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation657GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor47%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 | 115.4 | 49.3% | — |
| 2020 | 706.9 | 50.3% | — |
| 2021 | 694.3 | 49.5% | — |
| 2022 | 772.4 | 55.1% | — |
| 2023 | 700.7 | 50.0% | — |
| 2024 | 711.6 | 50.6% | — |
| 2025 | 692.1 | 49.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 160 | 160 | Nov 2019 | Operating | — | ge 2.75-103 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sholes Wind Energy Center, LLC | 100.0% | 160 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Haystack Wind Project, LLC | 298 MW | 14.9 km |
| Osmond 1 | 2 MW | 20.1 km |
| Laurel | 4 MW | 26.1 km |
| Wayne IC | 22 MW | 30 km |
| South 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC | 11 MW | 32.7 km |
| Plainview Muncipal Power | retired | 35.3 km |