Cloud County Wind Farm
Cloud County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 56784 · Operator: Cloud County Windfarm, LLC
Nameplate201MWSummer 201 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation326GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor19%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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 | 41.2 | 27.6% | — |
| 2009 | 496.7 | 28.2% | — |
| 2010 | 591.5 | 33.6% | — |
| 2011 | 587.4 | 33.4% | — |
| 2012 | 597.7 | 33.9% | — |
| 2013 | 628.9 | 35.7% | — |
| 2014 | 651.9 | 37.0% | — |
| 2015 | 574.6 | 32.6% | — |
| 2016 | 580 | 32.9% | — |
| 2017 | 610.9 | 34.7% | — |
| 2018 | 568.5 | 32.3% | — |
| 2019 | 547.9 | 31.1% | — |
| 2020 | 490.6 | 27.8% | — |
| 2021 | 331.8 | 18.8% | — |
| 2022 | 386.4 | 21.9% | — |
| 2023 | 355.6 | 20.2% | — |
| 2024 | 326.6 | 18.5% | — |
| 2025 | 316.5 | 18.0% | — |
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 | 105 | 105 | Dec 2008 | Operating | — | vestas V90-3.0 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 96 | 96 | Dec 2008 | Operating | — | vestas V90-3.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cloud County Windfarm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cloud County Windfarm, LLC | 100.0% | 201 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Plum Nellie Wind Farm LLC | — | 11.5 km |
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| Beloit Solar LLC | 2 MW | 37.8 km |
| Clifton | 88 MW | 38.4 km |
| Beloit | 19 MW | 38.5 km |
| Belleville | 9 MW | 44 km |