Great Plains Windpark LLC
Wind power plant in Hansford County, Texas. 114 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLC.
Also known as Noble Great Plains Windpark · Noble Great Plains · EIA plant 56905
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 114 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2009First generator online
- Operator
- Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLCEIA operator ID 61671
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Hansford County, TX36.4964, −101.3917
- EIA plant ID
- 56905EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Great Plains Windpark produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
89.2 GWh
89,157 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
8.9%
2024: 10.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
89.2–330.8
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2018
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | 374,869 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 390,646 | 39.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 395,613 | 39.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 373,156 | 37.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 369,087 | 37.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 351,602 | 35.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 280,498 | 28.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 240,852 | 24.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 176,099 | 17.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 330,784 | 33.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 277,995 | 27.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 262,624 | 26.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 185,273 | 18.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 146,407 | 14.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 127,735 | 12.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 107,122 | 10.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 89,157 | 8.9% | 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 | 114.0 | January 2009 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Great Plains Windpark Legacy 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 Great Plains Windpark
How much power does Great Plains Windpark LLC produce?
Great Plains Windpark LLC reported 89,157 MWh (89.2 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 8.9% capacity factor on 114 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Great Plains Windpark LLC?
Great Plains Windpark LLC is in Hansford County, Texas, at 36.4964, −101.3917. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Great Plains Windpark LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 61671). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Great Plains Windpark LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2009, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Great Plains Windpark LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Great Plains Windpark LLC, 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