Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I
Lincoln County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 56488 · Operator: Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC
Nameplate101MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation140GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor16%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 323.1 | 36.5% | — |
| 2009 | 205.7 | 23.3% | — |
| 2010 | 372.3 | 42.2% | — |
| 2011 | 369.9 | 41.9% | — |
| 2012 | 352.1 | 39.8% | — |
| 2013 | 369.8 | 41.9% | — |
| 2014 | 382.2 | 43.3% | — |
| 2015 | 373.5 | 42.3% | — |
| 2016 | 373.2 | 42.1% | — |
| 2017 | 365.2 | 41.4% | — |
| 2018 | 328.1 | 37.2% | — |
| 2019 | 333 | 37.7% | — |
| 2020 | 275.1 | 31.1% | — |
| 2021 | 301 | 34.1% | — |
| 2022 | 319.6 | 36.2% | — |
| 2023 | 272 | 30.8% | — |
| 2024 | 250.8 | 28.3% | — |
| 2025 | 139.8 | 15.8% | — |
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 | 100.8 | 100.8 | Dec 2008 | Operating | — | vestas V80-1.8 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC | 100.0% | 101 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase II | 149 MW | 1.6 km |
| Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC | 201 MW | 12.8 km |
| Lincoln | 9 MW | 17.5 km |
| Minneapolis City of | 9 MW | 47.2 km |
| Lindsborg | 1 MW | 51.5 km |
| Russell | 20 MW | 54.9 km |