Central Plains Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #45 of 53 Wind plants in KS#757 of 1442 nationally

99 MW Wind operating in Wichita, KS — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

99 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2009

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.5208, -101.1647

County

Wichita, KS

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Evergy	—
Owner(s)	Evergy Kansas Central, Inc	Evergy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Central Plains Wind Farm is a 99 MW wind power facility located in Wichita County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 2009 and consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is owned by Evergy and operated by Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 90 meters, and are manufactured by Vestas, model V90-3.0.

The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, Central Plains Wind Farm generated 102,192 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 11.8%. The installed cost of the facility was $1,834.68 per kW, according to FERC data. Central Plains Wind Farm is ranked 45th out of 53 wind plants in Kansas and 752nd out of 1424 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

MRO

Balancing Authority

Southwest Power Pool

Grid Voltage

115 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

8.3K MWh

Latest Month

102.2K MWh

Annual Generation

11.8%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$1,832/kW

Installed Cost

$15.0/MWh

Operating Cost

Westar Energy, Inc.

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

SPP

LMP Node

WR.CPW

Pricing Hub

SPP North Hub

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

News & Articles (10)Beta

Hazards·wildfire

Red Flag Warning: Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley

Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 8:17AM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS

Red Flag Warning (hazard)

NWS Goodland KS·5 days ago

General

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Industry·corporate

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Kansas (regulator)

Farmonaut·3 weeks ago