Carousel Wind Farm LLC

OperatingWind

Ranked #19 of 35 Wind plants in CO#487 of 1442 nationally

150 MW Wind operating in Kit Carson, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado

EIAGEMWD

150 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.3688, -102.1492

County

Kit Carson, CO

Nearby Plants

Burlington (CO)
Distillate Oil129.4 MW · 8.2 km
Kit Carson Windpower
Wind51 MW · 16.1 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Carousel Wind Farm, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Carousel Wind Farm, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Carousel Wind Farm LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Kit Carson County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Carousel Wind Farm, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of one generator. The facility is interconnected to the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.7-100. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 613,881 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 46.6%. Carousel Wind Farm ranks as the 19th largest wind farm in Colorado (out of 21) and 495th largest in the United States (out of 734).

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators