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EIA plant 58966

Fairfield · Teton · MT

Fairfield Wind

Operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Annual generation25,925 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNorthWestern Energy (NWMT)Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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47.723333, -111.965278

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine10 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

11,719
21,791
31,269
42,373
52,310
62,166
71,578
81,558
92,131
102,566
112,873
123,591

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
11,719
21,791
31,269
42,373
52,310
62,166
71,578
81,558
92,131
102,566
112,873
123,591

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,719 MWh
21,791 MWh
31,269 MWh
42,373 MWh
52,310 MWh
62,166 MWh
71,578 MWh
81,558 MWh
92,131 MWh
102,566 MWh
112,873 MWh
123,591 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
T 1-6Onshore Wind TurbineWND10OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58966
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (3,591 MWh) and 3 the lowest (1,269 MWh). Their difference is 2,322 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
T 1-6Onshore Wind Turbine10.010.010.00.6

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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