301 MW Wind operating in Neosho, KS — Southwest Power Pool
301 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.5045, -95.3847
County
Neosho, KS
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Empire District Electric Co | Empire District Electric | — |
| Owner(s) | Empire District Electric Co | Algonquin Power & Utilities | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center is a 301 MW wind power plant located in Neosho County, Kansas. The facility began operating in 2021 and is owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities, a Canadian company. Empire District Electric Co. is listed as the plant's operator in EIA data. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility ranks as the 4th largest wind farm in Kansas out of 44, and 85th nationally out of 734 wind plants.
The plant's wind turbines are manufactured by Vestas, model V120-2.2, with a hub height of 122 meters and a rotor diameter of 120 meters. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 1,109,763 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 42.2%. The plant is located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
126.5K MWh
Latest Month
1.1M MWh
Annual Generation
42.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Neosho Ridge Wind Farm Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Liberty Utilities
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
EDE.NEOSHORDGE
Pricing Hub
SPP North Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report