108 MW Wind operating in Ford, KS — Southwest Power Pool
108 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.8446, -99.8423
County
Ford, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | — | — |
| Owner(s) | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Spearville 3 LLC is a 108 MW wind power plant located in Ford County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. It utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.6-82.5, with a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 170,430 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 18.0%. Spearville 3 LLC operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant ranks 42nd out of 44 wind plants in Kansas by capacity, and 649th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
11.9K MWh
Latest Month
170.4K MWh
Annual Generation
18.0%
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
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
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
Last updated 2026-03-21
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