Kay Wind, LLC
Kay County, Oklahoma · EIA plant ID 59460 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate299MWSummer 299 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation680GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor26%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 | 62.5 | 28.1% | — |
| 2016 | 1,055.2 | 40.2% | — |
| 2017 | 1,031.9 | 39.4% | — |
| 2018 | 1,013 | 38.7% | — |
| 2019 | 984.6 | 37.6% | — |
| 2020 | 977.3 | 37.2% | — |
| 2021 | 956.3 | 36.5% | — |
| 2022 | 976.5 | 37.3% | — |
| 2023 | 940.1 | 35.9% | — |
| 2024 | 982.8 | 37.4% | — |
| 2025 | 799.2 | 30.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 299 | 299 | Dec 2015 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-108 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kay Wind LLC | 100.0% | 299 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Frontier Windpower | 200 MW | 16.7 km |
| Slate Creek Wind Project LLC | 150 MW | 17.2 km |
| Charles D. Lamb Energy Center | 122 MW | 18.9 km |
| Frontier Windpower II | 352 MW | 20 km |
| Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC | 155 MW | 26.8 km |
| NextEra-Blackwell Wind, LLC | 60 MW | 29.5 km |