39th largest plant in Missouri · 1996th nationally
Farmers City Wind Llc is a wind power plant in Missouri with a nameplate capacity of 146 MW. It generates roughly 239.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 22,849 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Farmers City Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Tarkio |
| County | Atchison County |
| State | Missouri |
| ZIP | 64491 |
| Coordinates | 40.57500, -95.52280 |
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 | 146 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
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%.