Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC
Rock County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 63460 · Operator: Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor38%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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 | 11.8 | 40.0% | — |
| 2021 | 19.4 | 44.3% | — |
| 2022 | 22.2 | 50.7% | — |
| 2023 | 18.3 | 41.9% | — |
| 2024 | 20.3 | 46.2% | — |
| 2025 | 16.7 | 38.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 5 | 5 | May 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Rock County Wind Fuel, LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Luverne | 10 MW | 5.1 km |
| Minwind | 4 MW | 10.1 km |
| Walleye Wind | 110 MW | 10.3 km |
| Minwind 3-9 | retired | 10.4 km |
| Prairie Rose Wind Farm | 200 MW | 21.3 km |
| Rock Rapids | 3 MW | 24.8 km |