Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm
Cheyenne County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 62952 · Operator: Public Service Co of Colorado
Nameplate498MWSummer 498 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,906GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 593.1 | 33.1% | — |
| 2021 | 1,839.9 | 44.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1,954.6 | 46.8% | — |
| 2023 | 1,847.4 | 44.2% | — |
| 2024 | 1,869.1 | 44.6% | — |
| 2025 | 1,638.5 | 37.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRW01 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 498.4 | 498.4 | Aug 2020 | Operating | — | vestas V120-2.2 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Public Service Co of Colorado. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Public Service Co of Colorado | 100.0% | 498 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cheyenne Ridge II | — | 13 km |
| Carousel Energy Storage, LLC | — | 23.7 km |
| Dry Land Prairie Energy Storage | — | 24.5 km |
| Dusty Rose Wind | 502 MW | 31.1 km |
| Carousel Wind Farm LLC | 150 MW | 35.4 km |
| Kit Carson Windpower | 51 MW | 37.8 km |