Elk River Wind
A 150 MW wind power plant in Butler, Kansas, owned by Avangrid Power LLC, commissioned in 2005.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 56303Wind
Nameplate capacity
150 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2005
Time in queue (2002→2005)
3.7 yrs
Owner
Avangrid Power LLC
Location
Butler, Kansas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
294.8 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
This facility was matched to a SPP interconnection request (LBNL Queued Up): queued 2002, commercial operation 2005 — 3.7 years in the queue. See the SPP queue or typical durations.
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 509.4 | |
| 2016 | 507.7 | |
| 2017 | 466.7 | |
| 2018 | 450.1 | |
| 2019 | 383.8 | |
| 2020 | 348.1 | |
| 2021 | 298.8 | |
| 2022 | 306.5 | |
| 2023 | 287.8 | |
| 2024 | 294.8 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caney River Wind Project | Wind | 200 MW | ~18 km |
| El Dorado Refinery | Natural Gas | 38.9 MW | ~37 km |
| Augusta Electric Plant No 2 | Natural Gas | 20.7 MW | ~38 km |
| Augusta Electric Plant No 1 | Natural Gas | 11.5 MW | ~39 km |
| Prairie Sky Solar Farm | Solar | 1 MW | ~50 km |
| East 12th Street | Natural Gas | 28.1 MW | ~53 km |
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