Cimarron Wind Energy LLC
Gray County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 57762 · Operator: Cimarron Wind Energy LLC
Nameplate166MWSummer 166 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation340GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27.6 | 11.4% | — |
| 2013 | 550.6 | 38.0% | — |
| 2014 | 719.9 | 49.6% | — |
| 2015 | 699.2 | 48.2% | — |
| 2016 | 702.4 | 48.3% | — |
| 2017 | 695.6 | 47.9% | — |
| 2018 | 653.1 | 45.0% | — |
| 2019 | 652.1 | 45.0% | — |
| 2020 | 682.8 | 46.9% | — |
| 2021 | 635.8 | 43.8% | — |
| 2022 | 603.1 | 41.6% | — |
| 2023 | 485.4 | 33.5% | — |
| 2024 | 466 | 32.0% | — |
| 2025 | 382.9 | 26.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPV1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 165.6 | 165.6 | Nov 2012 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-108 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cimarron Wind Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Cimarron Wind Energy LLC | 100.0% | 166 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cimarron Windpower II | 131 MW | 8.6 km |
| Ensign Wind LLC | 99 MW | 28.8 km |
| Gray County Wind Energy | 112 MW | 30.2 km |
| Boot Hill Energy Storage | — | 32.7 km |
| Boot Hill Solar | 150 MW | 32.7 km |
| Fort Dodge | 149 MW | 33 km |