Western Plains Wind Farm
Ford County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 60689 · Operator: Westar Energy Inc
Nameplate281MWSummer 281 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,091GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 916.1 | 44.5% | — |
| 2018 | 1,100.9 | 44.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1,130.1 | 46.0% | — |
| 2020 | 1,109.7 | 45.0% | — |
| 2021 | 1,099.9 | 44.8% | — |
| 2022 | 1,173.5 | 47.7% | — |
| 2023 | 1,063.2 | 43.3% | — |
| 2024 | 1,146.7 | 46.5% | — |
| 2025 | 1,045 | 42.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 280.6 | 280.6 | Mar 2017 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-108 |
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% | 281 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Spearville | 149 MW | 6.5 km |
| Ironwood Wind | 168 MW | 9.3 km |
| Spearville 3 LLC | 108 MW | 13.9 km |
| Pioneer Creek Wind, LLC | — | 17.3 km |
| Fort Dodge | 149 MW | 27.3 km |
| Boot Hill Energy Storage | — | 31 km |