Busch Ranch II Wind Farm
Huerfano County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 62445 · Operator: Black Hills Electric Generation LLC
Nameplate59MWSummer 59 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation176GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor34%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 | 24.2 | 27.9% | — |
| 2020 | 179.1 | 34.3% | — |
| 2021 | 184.4 | 35.4% | — |
| 2022 | 190.8 | 36.7% | — |
| 2023 | 183.4 | 35.3% | — |
| 2024 | 177.7 | 34.1% | — |
| 2025 | 139 | 26.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 59.4 | 59.4 | Nov 2019 | Operating | — | vestas V120-2.2 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Black Hills Electric Generation LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Black Hills Electric Generation LLC | 100.0% | 59 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm | 29 MW | 6.7 km |
| Peak View Wind Farm | 61 MW | 9.1 km |
| Elk Run | — | 35.1 km |
| Huerfano River Wind | 8 MW | 35.4 km |
| Spanish Peaks Solar | 140 MW | 43.4 km |
| Mirasol Energy Center, LLC. | — | 43.5 km |