Kay Wind, LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59460
- Capacity
- 299 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kay, OK
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- Parent Company
- Southern
- Annual Generation
- 837,776 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 32.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwestern Power Administration
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- MRO
Kay Wind, LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #9 of 69 Wind plants in OK#115 of 1442 nationally
299 MW Wind operating in Kay, OK — Southwestern Power Administration
EIAGEMWD
299 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.9476, -97.1725
County
Kay, OK
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Power Co | Apex Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Kay Wind LLC | Southern | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Kay Wind, LLC is a 299 MW wind power plant located in Kay County, Oklahoma. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned by Southern, with Southern Power Co. as the operator. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility ranks as the 9th largest wind farm in Oklahoma out of 57, and 114th nationally out of 734. The plant's balancing authority is the Southwestern Power Administration, and it falls within the NERC region of MRO.
The wind turbines at Kay Wind, LLC have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 108 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-108. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 837,776 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 32.0%. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwestern Power Administration
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalWind299 MWSPP
Generation
64.4K MWh
Latest Month
837.8K MWh
Annual Generation
32.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·other
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A 9.2 GW project in southern Ohio and up to 10 GW of NextEra hubs in Texas and Pennsylvania mark the first concrete steps under Japan's $550 billion U.S. commitment
NextEra (other)
Power Engineering·3 days ago
Deals·other
Oklahoma wind farm operator gives up on Michigan wind project
Nearly 6 years after announcing efforts to build a 50000-acre wind farm in central Michigan, Apex Clean Energy, a renewable energy firm with...
Apex Clean Energy (developer)Michigan (other)
Oklahoma Energy Today·3 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Grant; Kay; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:09PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
NWS Norman OK·5 days ago
General
DOE taps SoftBank arm to develop 9.2 GW of gas generation in Ohio
SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank Group, is also investing $4.2 billion with AEP Ohio to upgrade and build new transmission lines in Southern Ohio.
Utility Dive·6 days ago
Last updated 2026-03-25
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