Spearville
Wind power plant in Ford County, Kansas. 148.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by Evergy Metro.
Also known as Spearville Wind Farm · Spearville II · EIA plant 56351
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 148.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 2006First generator online
- Operator
- Evergy MetroEIA operator ID 10000
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Ford County, KS37.8641, −99.7528
- EIA plant ID
- 56351EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Spearville produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
128 GWh
128,143 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
9.9%
2024: 10.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
128.1–461.1
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2015
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | 105,939 | Not reported | 5 of 12 |
| 2007 | 304,714 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 415,327 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 353,724 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 365,800 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 563,635 | 43.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 413,996 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 490,566 | 37.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 476,587 | 36.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 461,099 | 35.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 408,557 | 31.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 310,296 | 23.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 377,126 | 29.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 373,643 | 28.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 371,227 | 28.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 208,800 | 16.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 228,174 | 17.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 208,940 | 16.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 133,638 | 10.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 128,143 | 9.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · SPPEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 100.5 | September 2006 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 48.0 | December 2010 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Evergy Metro as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Spearville
How much power does Spearville produce?
Spearville reported 128,143 MWh (128 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 9.9% capacity factor on 148.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Spearville?
Spearville is in Ford County, Kansas, at 37.8641, −99.7528. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Spearville?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Evergy Metro as the operator (EIA operator ID 10000). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Spearville start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 2006, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Spearville?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Spearville, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page