Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center
Neosho County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 62481 · Operator: Empire District Electric Co
Nameplate301MWSummer 294 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,197GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor46%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 659.2 | 38.1% | — |
| 2022 | 504.3 | 19.6% | — |
| 2023 | 1,083.4 | 42.0% | — |
| 2024 | 1,263.2 | 48.9% | — |
| 2025 | 1,109.8 | 43.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 301 | 294.4 | May 2021 | Operating | — | vestas V120-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Empire District Electric Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Empire District Electric Co | 100.0% | 301 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Urbana-Heartland | 1 MW | 12.9 km |
| Erie | 4 MW | 15.3 km |
| Erie Energy Center | 20 MW | 15.8 km |
| Chanute Solar | 6 MW | 18.7 km |
| Chanute 3 | 35 MW | 18.8 km |
| Chanute 1 | — | 23.1 km |