Buckeye Wind Energy Center
Ellis County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 58767 · Operator: Invenergy Services LLC
Nameplate201MWSummer 201 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation410GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 278.9 | 36.9% | — |
| 2016 | 820 | 45.4% | — |
| 2017 | 794 | 44.1% | — |
| 2018 | 759 | 42.1% | — |
| 2019 | 806.9 | 44.8% | — |
| 2020 | 821.6 | 46.7% | — |
| 2021 | 748.6 | 42.6% | — |
| 2022 | 789.6 | 45.0% | — |
| 2023 | 743.7 | 42.3% | — |
| 2024 | 712.2 | 40.4% | — |
| 2025 | 561.2 | 31.9% | — |
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 | 200.5 | 200.5 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.79-100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Invenergy Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Invenergy Services LLC | 100.0% | 201 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Goodman Energy Center | 104 MW | 9.4 km |
| Fort Hays State University Wind Farm | 4 MW | 14.4 km |
| Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC | 213 MW | 43.6 km |
| Stockton | 9 MW | 49.5 km |
| Russell Downtown | 16 MW | 49.7 km |
| Russell Energy Center | 15 MW | 51 km |