Irish Creek Wind
Marshall County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 64138 · Operator: Irish Creek Wind, LLC
Nameplate301MWSummer 301 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation928GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor35%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104.2 | 46.6% | — |
| 2022 | 1,164.8 | 44.2% | — |
| 2023 | 1,004.2 | 38.1% | — |
| 2024 | 950.3 | 36.0% | — |
| 2025 | 938.7 | 35.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 300.6 | 300.6 | Dec 2021 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Irish Creek Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Irish Creek Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 301 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Marshall Wind Farm | 74 MW | 5.5 km |
| Soldier Creek Wind | 300 MW | 34.2 km |
| Washington | 11 MW | 47.5 km |
| St. George | 1 MW | 52 km |
| Jeffrey Energy Center | 2,160 MW | 53 km |
| Flat Water Wind Farm LLC | 60 MW | 54 km |