43rd largest plant in Colorado · 1735th nationally
Mountain Breeze Wind, Llc is a wind power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 172 MW. It generates roughly 545.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 51,950 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Mountain Breeze Wind, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Grover |
| County | Weld County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80729 |
| Coordinates | 40.96062, -104.00317 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTBRZ | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 172 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 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%.