Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center
Livingston County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 63988 · Operator: Invenergy Services LLC
Nameplate250MWSummer 250 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation845GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor39%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 | 74.7 | 40.2% | — |
| 2021 | 910.8 | 41.6% | — |
| 2022 | 1,001.3 | 45.7% | — |
| 2023 | 866.6 | 39.6% | — |
| 2024 | 870.5 | 39.6% | — |
| 2025 | 866 | 39.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 250 | 250 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Invenergy Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Invenergy Services LLC | 100.0% | 250 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ford County Wind Farm LLC | 121 MW | 12.3 km |
| Gibson City Energy Center LLC | 270 MW | 21.2 km |
| Archtop Solar | 287 MW | 21.3 km |
| Drummer Creek I Solar LLC | 5 MW | 23.7 km |
| Bright Stalk Wind Farm I | 205 MW | 26.2 km |
| Allium | 5 MW | 26.5 km |