198.6 MW Wind operating in Ness, KS — Southwest Power Pool
198.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.6682, -99.7318
County
Ness, KS
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 | Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy Partners LP | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as NextEra Energy Partners LP
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC is a 198.6 MW wind power plant located in Ness County, Kansas. The facility began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes one onshore wind turbine generator. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters, and were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.79-100. Cedar Bluff Wind is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and is within the MRO NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Cedar Bluff Wind generated 814,447 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.7%. The plant ranks 27th out of 44 wind facilities in Kansas and 367th out of 734 nationally. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $14.36 per MWh.
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
67.2K MWh
Latest Month
814.4K MWh
Annual Generation
46.7%
Capacity Factor
$19.9/MWh
PPA Price
Cedar Bluff Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WR.CBW
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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