Atchison County Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #3 of 15 Wind plants in MO#116 of 1442 nationally

299 MW Wind operating in Atchison, MO — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

299 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2021

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.5228, -95.3909

County

Atchison, MO

Nearby Plants

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Cow Branch
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Shenandoah Hills Wind Farm
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Ownership & Operator

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	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Sky Climber Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Union Electric Co - (MO)	Ameren	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Located in Atchison County, Missouri, the Atchison County Wind facility is a 299 MW wind power plant that commenced operations in 2021. It is owned and operated by Union Electric Co - (MO), a subsidiary of Ameren. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility ranks as the third-largest wind farm in Missouri out of 11, and 115th nationally out of 734 wind plants. It connects to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

The Atchison County Wind facility's latest annual generation was 857,865 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 32.8%. The plant uses Vestas V150-4.2 wind turbines, characterized by a 150-meter rotor diameter and a hub height of 105 meters. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1791.79 per kW, based on FERC filings.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators