Fort Hays State University Wind Farm
Ellis County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 61540 · Operator: Fort Hays State University
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation10GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2013
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 | 15 | 42.7% | — |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 44.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9 | 48.2% | — |
| 2020 | 15.5 | 44.1% | — |
| 2021 | 15.7 | 44.9% | — |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 45.3% | — |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 35.9% | — |
| 2024 | 12.7 | 36.3% | — |
| 2025 | 10.3 | 29.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIND1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | vestas V100-2.0 |
| WIND2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2 | 2 | Nov 2013 | Operating | — | vestas V100-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Fort Hays State University. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Fort Hays State University | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Goodman Energy Center | 104 MW | 7.3 km |
| Buckeye Wind Energy Center | 201 MW | 14.4 km |
| Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC | 213 MW | 34.3 km |
| La Crosse | 8 MW | 39 km |
| Russell Downtown | 16 MW | 47.5 km |
| Russell Energy Center | 15 MW | 49.1 km |