Neosho Ridge Wind Energy Center
Wind power plant · Neosho County, Kansas
Nameplate capacity
301 MW
Rank in Kansas
#14
of 192 plants
In service since
2021
May 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Empire District Electric Co
- County
- Neosho County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 1.42%
- Rank among wind plants in Kansas
- #4 of 52
- EIA plant code
- 62481
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 301 MW | 294 MW | 2021 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Kansas
| Hutchinson Energy Center | Other | 345 MW |
| WPWP | Wind | 307 MW |
| Irish Creek Wind | Wind | 301 MW |
| Riverton | Natural gas | 300 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 301 MW solar plant and a 301 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