Orchard Windfarm 3, LLC
Morrow County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 64052 · Operator: Orchard Windfarm, LLC
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%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 | 0.2 | 2.2% | — |
| 2021 | 14.3 | 16.4% | — |
| 2022 | 17 | 19.4% | — |
| 2023 | 25.4 | 29.0% | — |
| 2024 | 27.9 | 31.8% | — |
| 2025 | 17 | 19.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHW3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 10 | 10 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Orchard Windfarm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Orchard Windfarm, LLC | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Orchard Windfarm 1, LLC | 10 MW | 0 km |
| Orchard Windfarm 2, LLC | 10 MW | 0 km |
| Orchard Windfarm 4, LLC | 10 MW | 0 km |
| Wheatridge East Wind | 200 MW | 18.5 km |
| Nolin Hills | — | 25.8 km |
| Wheatridge Optimization I | — | 30.2 km |