Spearville
Ford County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 56351 · Operator: Kansas City Power & Light Co
Nameplate149MWSummer 149 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation128GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor10%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 105.9 | 36.2% | — |
| 2007 | 304.7 | 34.8% | — |
| 2008 | 415.3 | 47.3% | — |
| 2009 | 353.7 | 40.4% | — |
| 2010 | 365.8 | 40.1% | — |
| 2011 | 563.6 | 43.5% | — |
| 2012 | 414 | 31.7% | — |
| 2013 | 490.6 | 37.7% | — |
| 2014 | 476.6 | 36.6% | — |
| 2015 | 461.1 | 35.4% | — |
| 2016 | 408.6 | 31.3% | — |
| 2017 | 310.3 | 23.8% | — |
| 2018 | 377.1 | 29.0% | — |
| 2019 | 373.6 | 28.7% | — |
| 2020 | 371.2 | 28.5% | — |
| 2021 | 208.8 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 228.2 | 17.5% | — |
| 2023 | 208.9 | 16.1% | — |
| 2024 | 133.6 | 10.2% | — |
| 2025 | 128.1 | 9.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100.5 | 100.5 | Sep 2006 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 48 | 48 | Dec 2010 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 SLE |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kansas City Power & Light Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kansas City Power & Light Co | 100.0% | 149 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ironwood Wind | 168 MW | 5.5 km |
| Western Plains Wind Farm | 281 MW | 6.5 km |
| Spearville 3 LLC | 108 MW | 7.6 km |
| Pioneer Creek Wind, LLC | — | 15.1 km |
| Fort Dodge | 149 MW | 22.6 km |
| Boot Hill Energy Storage | — | 26.6 km |