31st largest plant in Kansas · 1475th nationally
Buckeye Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 201 MW. It generates roughly 743.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 70,829 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Buckeye Wind Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services Llc |
| City | Hays |
| County | Ellis County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67601 |
| Coordinates | 39.00387, -99.41416 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 201 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 106 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 70.3 MW | Cancelled | — |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.