Western Plains Wind
Gove County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 65484 · Operator: western plains wind, llc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation12GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor49%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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 | 2.5 | 42.0% | — |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 56.0% | — |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 47.7% | — |
| 2024 | 12.2 | 51.5% | — |
| 2025 | 11.7 | 49.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 2.7 | 2.7 | Oct 2021 | Operating | — | ge 2.0-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: western plains wind, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| western plains wind, llc | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC | 276 MW | 35.8 km |
| East Fork Wind Project, LLC | 196 MW | 35.8 km |
| Colby | 16 MW | 40.8 km |
| Midwest Energy Community Solar Array | 1 MW | 41.2 km |
| Colby City of | 21 MW | 41.3 km |
| Central Plains Wind Farm | 99 MW | 78.2 km |