Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC
Hand County, South Dakota · EIA plant ID 66496 · Operator: Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC
Nameplate200MWSummer 200 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation864GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor49%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 174.6 | 39.5% | — |
| 2024 | 837.8 | 47.7% | — |
| 2025 | 765.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLW | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 200 | 200 | Oct 2023 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 200 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid | 26 MW | 28.3 km |
| Wessington Springs | 51 MW | 45.9 km |
| Bob Glanzer Generating Station | 69 MW | 50 km |
| Huron | retired | 50 km |
| Prairie Winds SD1 | 162 MW | 55.7 km |
| South Dakota Wind Energy Cente | 41 MW | 58.3 km |