GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 112 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Gray County
- Operator
- GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55734
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 264 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 27%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.8833, -100.6400
GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY, a 112 MW Wind power plant in Gray County, Kansas. Operated by GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2001.
How GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY compares
With 112 MW of capacity, GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY ranks 28th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 11th of the 21 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.1% of Kansas's operating Wind capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 201st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 66% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Gray County with 3 other operating plants, including CIMARRON WIND ENERGY LLC and CIMARRON WINDPOWER II.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 112 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 264 GWh in 2024 (a 27% capacity factor), down 24% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by PIONEER ELECTRIC COOP, INC - (KS), about 0.5 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,014 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HOLCOMB (349 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY is a 112 MW wind power plant in Gray County, KS, operated by GRAY COUNTY WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2001. Gray County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 96th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Gray County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 10.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | 43.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.32 |
Perils not assessed in Gray County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Gray County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.