Springfield Wind
Baca County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 67160 · Operator: arkansas river power authority
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor41%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2004
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 | 5 | 38.3% | — |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 40.1% | — |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 41.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1S | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.5 | 1.5 | Feb 2004 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 S |
Owner / operator
Operator: arkansas river power authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| arkansas river power authority | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Vilas Solar Array | 4 MW | 19.9 km |
| Springfield (CO) | 3 MW | 29.1 km |
| Colorado Green Holdings LLC | 162 MW | 58 km |
| Twin Buttes II Wind | 75 MW | 63.6 km |
| Johnson Corner Solar 1 | 20 MW | 64.2 km |
| Twin Buttes Wind Project | 75 MW | 65.7 km |