Fort Hays State University Wind Farm
Wind power plant · Ellis County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
4.0 MW
Rank in Kansas
#147
of 192 plants
In service since
2013
November 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Fort Hays State University
- County
- Ellis County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among wind plants in Kansas
- #51 of 52
- EIA plant code
- 61540
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIND1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| WIND2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Bird City | Other | 4.0 MW |
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| Arkalon Ethanol LLC | Natural gas | 3.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 4.0 MW solar plant and a 4.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Kansas power plants · What Kansas actually generates