Cloud County Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56784
- Capacity
- 201 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Cloud, KS
- Operating Since
- 2008
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Cloud County Windfarm, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 316,473 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 18.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Cloud County Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #16 of 53 Wind plants in KS#285 of 1442 nationally
201 MW Wind operating in Cloud, KS — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
201 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.4375, -97.6644
County
Cloud, KS
Nearby Plants
- Plum Nellie Wind Farm LLCWind201.6 MW · 11.5 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cloud County Windfarm, LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship | — |
| Owner(s) | Cloud County Windfarm, LLC | EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as EDPR Renewable Energy Sources of Greece 1 Sole Proprietorship [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Located in Cloud County, Kansas, the Cloud County Wind Farm is a 201 MW wind power facility that commenced operations in 2008. The plant is owned and operated by Cloud County Windfarm, LLC. It utilizes two onshore wind turbines to generate electricity, with each turbine having a rotor diameter of 21 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Northern Power Systems, model NW100.
The Cloud County Wind Farm operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 316,473 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.0%. The plant is ranked as the 16th largest wind farm in Kansas out of 44, and 279th nationally out of 734 wind farms.
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
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
29.9K MWh
Latest Month
316.5K MWh
Annual Generation
18.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Meridian Way 2 SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·high wind
Wind Advisory: Republic; Washington; Marshall; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Ottawa
Wind Advisory issued March 21 at 1:00PM CDT until March 22 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Wind Advisory (hazard)
NWS Topeka KS·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:58PM CDT until March 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Topeka KS·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:58PM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Topeka 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 (regulator)
AOL.com·2 weeks ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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