Prairie Queen Wind Farm
Allen County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 62488 · Operator: Prairie Queen Wind Farm LLC
Nameplate199MWSummer 199 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation453GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor26%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 318.9 | 27.2% | — |
| 2020 | 632.8 | 36.1% | — |
| 2021 | 610.4 | 35.0% | — |
| 2022 | 622.3 | 35.6% | — |
| 2023 | 632.4 | 36.2% | — |
| 2024 | 604.4 | 34.5% | — |
| 2025 | 435.3 | 24.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 199.3 | 199.3 | May 2019 | Operating | — | gamesa G132-5.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Prairie Queen Wind Farm LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Prairie Queen Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 199 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Iola | 29 MW | 18.7 km |
| Garnett Municipal | 12 MW | 32.4 km |
| East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC | 2 MW | 32.7 km |
| Jayhawk Wind Energy Center | 197 MW | 35 km |
| Chanute 2 | 64 MW | 37.6 km |
| Chanute 1 | — | 38.6 km |