Fairbanks Wind Park
Delta County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 62815 · Operator: DTE Electric Company
Nameplate73MWSummer 73 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation180GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor28%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 214.5 | 33.6% | — |
| 2023 | 193.7 | 30.4% | — |
| 2024 | 205.8 | 32.2% | — |
| 2025 | 201 | 31.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNWF1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 72.8 | 72.8 | Jan 2022 | Operating | — | siemens gamesa G132-3.465 |
Owner / operator
Operator: DTE Electric Company. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DTE Electric Company | 100.0% | 73 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Heritage Garden Wind Farm I LLC | 28 MW | 15.2 km |
| Garden 1 Solar Park | 1 MW | 15.2 km |
| Garden 2 Solar Park | 1 MW | 15.4 km |
| Gladstone | 23 MW | 33.2 km |
| Escanaba Mill | 122 MW | 36.9 km |
| Washington Island | 5 MW | 41.3 km |