Cimarron Bend III
Clark County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 64074 · Operator: Enel Kansas, LLC
Nameplate199MWSummer 199 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation725GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor42%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 | 52.5 | — | — |
| 2021 | 807.8 | 46.4% | — |
| 2022 | 818.6 | 47.0% | — |
| 2023 | 694.6 | 39.9% | — |
| 2024 | 539 | 30.9% | — |
| 2025 | 588.8 | 33.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 198.8 | 198.8 | Dec 2020 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Enel Kansas, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Enel Kansas, LLC | 100.0% | 199 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cimarron Bend Wind Project II, LLC | 200 MW | 5 km |
| Cimarron Bend Wind Project I, LLC | 200 MW | 5 km |
| CP Bloom Wind LLC | 178 MW | 11.4 km |
| Iron Star Wind Project | 298 MW | 27.7 km |
| Ashland | 6 MW | 30.7 km |
| Meade | 8 MW | 32.5 km |