165.6 MW Wind operating in Gray, KS — Southwest Power Pool
165.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.8715, -100.2752
County
Gray, KS
Nearby Plants
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 | Cimarron Wind Energy LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Cimarron Wind Energy LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Cimarron Wind Energy LLC is a 165.6 MW wind power plant located in Gray County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Cimarron Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region.
The wind farm is equipped with Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines, featuring a rotor diameter of 108 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 382,919 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. Cimarron Wind Energy LLC ranks as the 32nd largest wind farm in Kansas out of 44, and 433rd nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
21.1K MWh
Latest Month
382.9K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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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
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