Birch
Taylor County, Iowa · EIA plant ID 62172 · Operator: Birch Power LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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 | 6.8 | 43.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 45.0% | — |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 43.3% | — |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 41.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 47.6% | — |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 41.9% | — |
| 2024 | 6.9 | 43.3% | — |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 41.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.8 | 1.8 | Feb 2017 | Operating | — | ge 1.79-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Birch Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Birch Power LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| August Wind Farm | 2 MW | 0.3 km |
| Lenox | 6 MW | 14.4 km |
| Adams Wind | 154 MW | 23.7 km |
| Contrail Wind Farm | 112 MW | 32.1 km |
| Corning | 7 MW | 32.8 km |
| POET Biorefining LLC - Corning | 5 MW | 34.9 km |