Gray County Wind Energy
Gray County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 55734 · Operator: Gray County Wind Energy LLC
Nameplate112MWSummer 112 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation237GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2001
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.8 | 24.3% | — |
| 2002 | 405.9 | 41.4% | — |
| 2003 | 364.3 | 37.1% | — |
| 2004 | 355.8 | 36.2% | — |
| 2005 | 350 | 35.7% | — |
| 2006 | 359.2 | 36.6% | — |
| 2007 | 351.6 | 35.8% | — |
| 2008 | 400.3 | 40.7% | — |
| 2009 | 353 | 36.0% | — |
| 2010 | 363.9 | 37.1% | — |
| 2011 | 357.4 | 36.4% | — |
| 2012 | 289.6 | 29.4% | — |
| 2013 | 70.5 | 7.2% | — |
| 2014 | 138.7 | 14.1% | — |
| 2015 | 293.5 | 29.9% | — |
| 2016 | 240.7 | 24.5% | — |
| 2017 | 175.5 | 17.9% | — |
| 2018 | 255 | 26.0% | — |
| 2019 | 206.4 | 21.0% | — |
| 2020 | 210.9 | 21.4% | — |
| 2021 | 328.9 | 33.5% | — |
| 2022 | 346.9 | 35.3% | — |
| 2023 | 304.3 | 31.0% | — |
| 2024 | 264.1 | 26.8% | — |
| 2025 | 237.3 | 24.1% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V47 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 112.2 | 112.2 | Nov 2001 | Operating | — | gamesa G47 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Gray County Wind Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Gray County Wind Energy LLC | 100.0% | 112 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ensign Wind LLC | 99 MW | 8.8 km |
| Cimarron Wind Energy LLC | 166 MW | 30.2 km |
| Cimarron Windpower II | 131 MW | 32 km |
| Iron Star Wind Project | 298 MW | 35.2 km |
| Boot Hill Solar | 150 MW | 35.6 km |
| Meade | 8 MW | 36.7 km |