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Fort Hays State University Wind Farm4 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

Fort Hays State University Wind Farm is a 4 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by Fort Hays State University since 2013. Ranked #947 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 4 MW represents 0.004% of the country's total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making Fort Hays State University Wind Farm 386.75 times smaller. Nearby plants include Buckeye Wind Energy Center (205.7 MW, Wind), Cedar Bluff Wind LLC (198.6 MW, Wind), and Goodman Energy Center (103.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Kansas, approximately 300 km west of Wichita.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Fort Hays State University
Location
38.8743°, -99.4052°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,664. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,931 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Fort Hays State University operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 940 MW combined

Nearest plant: Goodman Energy Center (7.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.874300, -99.405200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Fort Hays State University Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 11 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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