Aurora Wind Project
Williams County, North Dakota · EIA plant ID 63258 · Operator: Aurora Wind Project, LLC
Nameplate299MWSummer 299 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation950GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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 | 26.4 | — | — |
| 2021 | 726.5 | 27.8% | — |
| 2022 | 1,185.2 | 45.3% | — |
| 2023 | 948.5 | 36.2% | — |
| 2024 | 993.1 | 37.8% | — |
| 2025 | 912.8 | 34.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURWP | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 298.8 | 298.8 | Jan 2021 | Operating | — | nordex N149/4.0-4.5 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Aurora Wind Project, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Aurora Wind Project, LLC | 100.0% | 299 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Lindahl Wind Project, LLC | 150 MW | 12.8 km |
| Bison Generation Station | — | 24.7 km |
| Northern Divide Energy Storage | — | 38.7 km |
| Burke Wind, LLC | 199 MW | 44.2 km |
| Pioneer Generating Station | 897 MW | 69.7 km |