18th largest plant in Colorado · 1034th nationally
Cedar Creek Wind is a wind power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 301 MW. It generates roughly 585.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 55,767 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 22% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Cedar Creek Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Grover |
| County | Weld County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80729 |
| Coordinates | 40.89440, -104.02060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 221 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 79.5 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Public Service Company Of Colorado |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.