Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC
Jay County, Indiana · EIA plant ID 63666 · Operator: Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC
Nameplate147MWSummer 143 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation369GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor30%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 | 111.8 | 29.4% | — |
| 2021 | 376.9 | 33.1% | — |
| 2022 | 430.6 | 37.8% | — |
| 2023 | 366.8 | 32.2% | — |
| 2024 | 368.5 | 32.3% | — |
| 2025 | 359.8 | 28.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIT | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 146.6 | 142.6 | Sep 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bitter Ridge Wind Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 147 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Jay County LFGTE | 3 MW | 3 km |
| New Jay PV & BESS | — | 6.1 km |
| Rose Gold Solar | — | 8.6 km |
| POET Biorefining - Portland | 4 MW | 9.5 km |
| Bluff Point Wind Facility | 120 MW | 12.4 km |
| Blackford Solar | — | 13.9 km |