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EIA plant 58767

Hays · Ellis · KS

Buckeye Wind Energy Center

Operated by Invenergy Services LLC

Annual generation712,233 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Buckeye Wind Energy Center?

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39.003873, -99.414161

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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 Turbine200.5 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.

154,568
256,064
366,429
466,428
558,919
669,254
749,711
848,441
967,441
1062,272
1157,508
1255,198

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
154,568
256,064
366,429
466,428
558,919
669,254
749,711
848,441
967,441
1062,272
1157,508
1255,198

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
154,568 MWh
256,064 MWh
366,429 MWh
466,428 MWh
558,919 MWh
669,254 MWh
749,711 MWh
848,441 MWh
967,441 MWh
1062,272 MWh
1157,508 MWh
1255,198 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND200.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58767
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, 6 has the highest recorded value (69,254 MWh) and 8 the lowest (48,441 MWh). Their difference is 20,813 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine200.5200.5200.50.0

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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