Carousel Wind Farm LLC
A 150 MW wind power plant in Kit Carson, Colorado, owned by Carousel Wind Farm, LLC, commissioned in 2015.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 59975Wind
Nameplate capacity
150 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2015
Time in queue (2008→2015)
7.8 yrs
Owner
Carousel Wind Farm, LLC
Location
Kit Carson, Colorado
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
613.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
This facility was matched to a Non-ISO West interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2008, commercial operation 2015 — 7.8 years in the queue. See the West queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 73.7 | |
| 2016 | 579.7 | |
| 2017 | 649 | |
| 2018 | 654.3 | |
| 2019 | 610.7 | |
| 2020 | 656.8 | |
| 2021 | 606.1 | |
| 2022 | 626.1 | |
| 2023 | 583.9 | |
| 2024 | 613.9 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington (CO) | Oil | 129.4 MW | ~6 km |
| Kit Carson Windpower | Wind | 51 MW | ~15 km |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Wind | 498.4 MW | ~35 km |
| Goodland | Natural Gas | 18.7 MW | ~40 km |
| St Francis | Oil | 5.1 MW | ~58 km |
| Sharon Spring | Natural Gas | 3 MW | ~61 km |
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