Ford County Wind Farm LLC
Ford County, Illinois · EIA plant ID 65350 · Operator: ford ridge
Nameplate121MWSummer 121 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation471GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 375.9 | 42.2% | — |
| 2023 | 460.2 | 43.3% | — |
| 2024 | 477.1 | 44.8% | — |
| 2025 | 464.7 | 43.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORDC | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 121.3 | 121.3 | Mar 2022 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: ford ridge. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| ford ridge | 100.0% | 121 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Drummer Creek I Solar LLC | 5 MW | 12.3 km |
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| Rantoul | 14 MW | 31.5 km |