58th largest plant in Kansas · 2384th nationally
Shooting Star is a wind power plant in Kansas with a nameplate capacity of 104 MW. It generates roughly 192.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 18,321 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Shooting Star |
|---|---|
| Operator | Shooting Star Power Partners, Llc |
| City | Mullinville |
| County | Kiowa County |
| State | Kansas |
| ZIP | 67109 |
| Coordinates | 37.51889, -99.44639 |
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 | 104 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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%.