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EIA plant 56488

Lincoln · Lincoln · KS

Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I

Operated by Smoky Hills Wind Farm I LLC

Annual generation250,750 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Smoky Hills Wind Project Phase I?

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38.879936, -98.160159

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine100.8 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

118,455
217,497
317,541
417,845
518,162
623,553
721,691
817,557
923,409
1029,113
1123,393
1222,534

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
118,455
217,497
317,541
417,845
518,162
623,553
721,691
817,557
923,409
1029,113
1123,393
1222,534

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
118,455 MWh
217,497 MWh
317,541 MWh
417,845 MWh
518,162 MWh
623,553 MWh
721,691 MWh
817,557 MWh
923,409 MWh
1029,113 MWh
1123,393 MWh
1222,534 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND100.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56488
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (29,113 MWh) and 2 the lowest (17,497 MWh). Their difference is 11,616 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine100.8100.8100.80.1

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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