Spearville — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56351
- Capacity
- 148.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Ford, KS
- Operating Since
- 2006
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Evergy Metro
- Parent Company
- Evergy
- Annual Generation
- 133,638 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 10.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Spearville
OperatingWind
Ranked #36 of 53 Wind plants in KS#537 of 1442 nationally
148.5 MW Wind operating in Ford, KS — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
148.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.8743, -99.7428
County
Ford, KS
Nearby Plants
- Ironwood WindWind167.9 MW · 7.0 km
- Western Plains Wind FarmWind280.6 MW · 8.2 km
- Spearville 3 LLCWind108 MW · 9.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Evergy Metro | EDF Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Evergy Metro | Evergy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Spearville wind farm is located in Ford County, Kansas. The plant has a total capacity of 148.5 MW from two onshore wind turbine generators. Spearville went online in 2006 and is owned and operated by Evergy (via Evergy Metro). The facility uses GE Wind GE1.5-77 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Spearville is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority.
In the most recent year of data, Spearville generated 133,638 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 10.3%. The plant's installed cost was $1,778.76 per kW, according to FERC data. Spearville ranks as the 37th largest power plant in Kansas out of 44, and 533rd nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
7.6K MWh
Latest Month
133.6K MWh
Annual Generation
10.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$1,841/kW
Installed Cost
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Reporting Utility
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Spearville Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
KCPLSPEARVILLE
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (9)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Ellis; Ness; Rush; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Mo
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:16PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
NWS Dodge City KS·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Ellis; Ness; Rush; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Mo
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:16PM CDT until March 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS
NWS Dodge City KS·5 days ago
Regulatory·federal policy
Clean energy bans skyrocket under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds
TOPEKA, KS – After wind turbines came to Ford County in 2006, the roads got fixed, schools were rebuilt and for the first time in decades,...
Trump (other)
USA Today·3 weeks ago
Regulatory·federal policy
DOE’s $8B kill list hits major grid projects
With utility bills rising nationwide, the department is nixing federal cash for projects that would bring more power to the central U.S..
DOE (regulator)
E&E News by POLITICO·5 months ago
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