Caney River Wind Project
Elk County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 57858 · Operator: Caney River Wind Project
Nameplate200MWSummer 200 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation611GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor35%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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25.9 | 8.8% | — |
| 2012 | 663.9 | 37.8% | — |
| 2013 | 732.6 | 41.8% | — |
| 2014 | 744.5 | 42.5% | — |
| 2015 | 686.1 | 39.2% | — |
| 2016 | 696.3 | 39.6% | — |
| 2017 | 736.6 | 42.0% | — |
| 2018 | 638 | 36.4% | — |
| 2019 | 656.6 | 37.5% | — |
| 2020 | 696 | 39.6% | — |
| 2021 | 672.6 | 38.4% | — |
| 2022 | 754.1 | 43.0% | — |
| 2023 | 675.2 | 38.5% | — |
| 2024 | 636.4 | 36.2% | — |
| 2025 | 564.3 | 32.2% | — |
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 | 200 | 200 | Jan 2012 | Operating | — | vestas V90-1.8 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Caney River Wind Project. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Caney River Wind Project | 100.0% | 200 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Elk River Wind | 150 MW | 17.6 km |
| Caney Valley | 1 MW | 42 km |
| East 12th Street | 28 MW | 54 km |
| Fredonia Solar (KS) | 2 MW | 54 km |
| Augusta Electric Plant No 2 | 21 MW | 54.2 km |
| Fredonia | 3 MW | 54.2 km |