Central Plains Wind Farm
Wichita County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 56818 · Operator: Westar Energy Inc
Nameplate99MWSummer 99 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation98GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor11%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 200 | 27.5% | — |
| 2010 | 296.5 | 34.2% | — |
| 2011 | 295 | 34.0% | — |
| 2012 | 294.3 | 33.9% | — |
| 2013 | 299.1 | 34.5% | — |
| 2014 | 293.8 | 33.9% | — |
| 2015 | 275.4 | 31.8% | — |
| 2016 | 276.4 | 31.8% | — |
| 2017 | 274.8 | 31.7% | — |
| 2018 | 276.9 | 31.9% | — |
| 2019 | 236.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2020 | 240.5 | 27.7% | — |
| 2021 | 151.1 | 17.4% | — |
| 2022 | 156.2 | 18.0% | — |
| 2023 | 129.7 | 15.0% | — |
| 2024 | 102.2 | 11.8% | — |
| 2025 | 98 | 11.3% | — |
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 | 99 | 99 | Mar 2009 | Operating | — | vestas V90-3.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Westar Energy Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Westar Energy Inc | 100.0% | 99 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Garden City | 256 MW | 63.6 km |
| Holcomb | 349 MW | 65.8 km |
| Bonanza BioEnergy LLC | 2 MW | 66.9 km |
| Sharon Spring | 3 MW | 66.9 km |
| Jameson Energy Center | 28 MW | 67.5 km |
| Western Plains Wind | 3 MW | 78.2 km |