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150 MW Wind operating in Butler, KS
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.5797, -96.5503
County
Butler, KS
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | PPM Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Elk River Wind Project is a 150 megawatt wind farm near Beaumont in Butler County, Kansas. The Elk River Project subsidiary is owned by PPM Energy and the project has been operating since 2005.
Read more on WikipediaElk River Wind is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Butler County, Kansas. The facility began operating in 2005 and is owned and operated by Avangrid Power LLC, a subsidiary of Avangrid. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. Specifically, the turbines are GE1.5-77 models manufactured by GE Wind, each with a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
In the most recent year of data, Elk River Wind generated 294,845 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.4%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Elk River Wind ranks as the 34th largest wind farm in Kansas out of 44, and 482nd nationally out of 734.
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ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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29.9K MWh
Latest Month
294.8K MWh
Annual Generation
22.4%
Capacity Factor
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2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $284.3M
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Elk River Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
2.52 km
Operator
Iberdrola
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
EDE_ERW
Pricing Hub
SPPNORTH_HUB
Location Type
Settlement Location
Node Source
Curated node match
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