Caney River Wind Project
Wind power plant in Elk County, Kansas. 200 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Caney River Wind Project.
Also known as Caney River · EIA plant 57858
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2012First generator online
- Operator
- Caney River Wind ProjectEIA operator ID 57191
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Elk County, KS37.4600, −96.4200
- EIA plant ID
- 57858EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Caney River Wind Project produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
564 GWh
564,297 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
32.2%
2024: 36.2%
January to July 2026
416 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
564.3–754.1
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2022
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | 25,906 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 663,941 | 41.3% | 11 of 12 |
| 2013 | 732,626 | 41.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 744,546 | 42.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 686,086 | 39.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 696,326 | 39.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 736,597 | 42.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 637,983 | 36.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 656,593 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 695,972 | 39.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 672,562 | 38.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 754,083 | 43.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 675,243 | 38.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 636,440 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 564,297 | 32.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 415,938 | 40.9% | 7 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 | 200.0 | January 2012 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Caney River Wind Project 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 Caney River Wind Project
How much power does Caney River Wind Project produce?
Caney River Wind Project reported 564,297 MWh (564 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 32.2% capacity factor on 200 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 416 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Caney River Wind Project?
Caney River Wind Project is in Elk County, Kansas, at 37.4600, −96.4200. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Caney River Wind Project?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Caney River Wind Project as the operator (EIA operator ID 57191). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Caney River Wind Project start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2012, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Caney River Wind Project?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Caney River Wind Project, 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