200.1 MW Wind operating in Lyon, KS — Southwest Power Pool
200.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.4909, -96.0045
County
Lyon, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Power Co | Southern Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Reading Wind Energy, LLC | Southern | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Reading Wind Project is a 200.1 MW wind power plant located in Lyon County, Kansas. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned by Southern and operated by Southern Power Co. It utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 101.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 132 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and are model SG-3.465-132. In its most recent year of operation, the Reading Wind Project generated 632,910 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.1%. The plant ranks 20th out of 44 wind facilities in Kansas and 297th out of 734 wind facilities nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
67.9K MWh
Latest Month
632.9K MWh
Annual Generation
36.1%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Reading Wind Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Southern Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
WR.READ.READ
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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