Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I
Wind power plant in Lincoln County, Kansas. 100.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC.
Also known as Smoky Hills · EIA plant 56488
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 100.8 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2008First generator online
- Operator
- Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLCEIA operator ID 55886
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 2 SPP nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Lincoln County, KS38.8799, −98.1602
- EIA plant ID
- 56488EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
140 GWh
139,812 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
15.8%
2024: 28.3%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
139.8–373.5
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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | 323,120 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 205,694 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 372,332 | 42.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 369,911 | 41.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 352,083 | 39.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 369,834 | 41.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 382,167 | 43.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 373,487 | 42.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 373,187 | 42.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 365,169 | 41.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 328,083 | 37.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 333,006 | 37.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 275,094 | 31.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 301,009 | 34.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 319,570 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 271,996 | 30.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 250,750 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 139,812 | 15.8% | 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 | 100.8 | December 2008 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC 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 Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I
How much power does Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I produce?
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I reported 139,812 MWh (140 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 15.8% capacity factor on 100.8 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I?
Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I is in Lincoln County, Kansas, at 38.8799, −98.1602. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 55886). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2008, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I, 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
- 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