28th largest plant in Kansas · 1464th nationally
Cloud County Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 201 MW. It generates roughly 355.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 33,869 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Cloud County Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cloud County Windfarm, Llc |
| City | Concordia |
| County | Cloud County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 66901 |
| Coordinates | 39.43750, -97.66440 |
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 | 105 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 96.0 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 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%.