Reading Wind Project
Lyon County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 60999 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate200MWSummer 200 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation679GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor39%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 364.4 | 31.0% | — |
| 2021 | 668.2 | 38.1% | — |
| 2022 | 707.8 | 40.4% | — |
| 2023 | 627.2 | 35.8% | — |
| 2024 | 673.7 | 38.3% | — |
| 2025 | 633.1 | 36.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| READW | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 200.1 | 200.1 | May 2020 | Operating | — | siemens gamesa G132-3.465 |
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).
| Reading Wind Energy, LLC | 100.0% | 200 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Emporia Energy Center | 730 MW | 9.3 km |
| Americus | 1 MW | 18.2 km |
| Osage City | 15 MW | 21.3 km |
| Osage City Solar | 2 MW | 22.9 km |
| Thunderbird Generator (Tbird) | 1 MW | 25.1 km |
| Waverly Wind Farm LLC | 199 MW | 27.6 km |