Carousel Wind Farm LLC
Wind power plant in Kit Carson County, Colorado. 150 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Carousel Wind Farm, LLC.
Also known as Carousel Wind Farm · Carousel · EIA plant 59975
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 150 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- November 2015First generator online
- Operator
- Carousel Wind Farm, LLCEIA operator ID 59730
- Grid
- PSCOBalancing authority PSCO
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Kit Carson County, CO39.3340, −102.1730
- EIA plant ID
- 59975EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Carousel Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
568 GWh
568,479 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
43.3%
2024: 46.6%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
568.5–656.8
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | 73,700 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2016 | 579,696 | 44.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 649,012 | 49.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 654,325 | 49.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 610,661 | 46.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 656,843 | 49.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 606,121 | 46.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 626,068 | 47.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 583,850 | 44.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 613,881 | 46.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 568,479 | 43.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · SPPEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 150.0 | November 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Carousel Wind Farm, LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Carousel Wind Farm
How much power does Carousel Wind Farm LLC produce?
Carousel Wind Farm LLC reported 568,479 MWh (568 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 43.3% capacity factor on 150 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Carousel Wind Farm LLC?
Carousel Wind Farm LLC is in Kit Carson County, Colorado, at 39.3340, −102.1730. It is in the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing area (PSCO).
Who operates Carousel Wind Farm LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Carousel Wind Farm, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 59730). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Carousel Wind Farm LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in November 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Carousel Wind Farm LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Carousel Wind Farm LLC, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page