Cedar Springs III
Converse County, Wyoming · EIA plant ID 63916 · Operator: Cedar Springs Wind III, LLC
Nameplate133MWSummer 133 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation490GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor42%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 | 46.2 | 46.7% | — |
| 2021 | 528 | 45.3% | — |
| 2022 | 568.2 | 48.8% | — |
| 2023 | 556.2 | 47.7% | — |
| 2024 | 527.4 | 45.1% | — |
| 2025 | 475.4 | 40.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82635 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 133 | 133 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cedar Springs Wind III, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cedar Springs Wind III, LLC | 100.0% | 133 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cedar Springs Wind IV | 390 MW | 10.7 km |
| Cedar Springs I | 200 MW | 11.1 km |
| Glenrock | 166 MW | 21.4 km |
| Cedar Springs II | 200 MW | 21.4 km |
| Rolling Hills | 116 MW | 22 km |
| Top of the World Windpower Project | 200 MW | 23.5 km |