High Banks Wind
Republic County, Kansas · EIA plant ID 66156 · Operator: High Banks Wind, LLC
Nameplate643MWSummer 604 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2,465GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor47%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 304 | 67.7% | — |
| 2024 | 2,545.2 | 48.0% | — |
| 2025 | 2,519.7 | 47.6% | — |
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 | 643.4 | 604 | Dec 2023 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: High Banks Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| High Banks Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 643 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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| Hebron | 57 MW | 43.2 km |
| Deshler | 2 MW | 43.9 km |