# Buffalo Dunes Wind Project

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/buffalo-dunes-wind-project

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 58474 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 249.8 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -101.0761, 37.620833
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2022-11-17 16:26:34+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:24.716987+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Buffalo Dunes Wind Project is a 249.8 MW onshore wind turbine plant in Haskell County. Buffalo Dunes is a 250 MW wind farm in Finney, Grant and Haskell counties, Kansas, operational since December 2013. GE supplied its 135 turbines, RES Americas managed construction, and Alabama Power Company buys most of its output under a 20-year agreement. Enel Green Power North America managed the project and agreed in 2014 to raise its stake to 75% of the operating company's Class A interests, with a GE Capital subsidiary holding the remaining 25%.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 249.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 58474 — plant-58474

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Enel Green Power North America

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / acquirer:** Enel Green Power North America — owner ([source](https://www.enelnorthamerica.com))
- **O&M provider / equipment supplier:** GE — equipment_supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))
- **Construction contractor:** RES Americas — construction_contractor ([source](https://www.res-group.com))
- **Offtaker:** Alabama Power Company — offtaker ([source](https://www.alabamapower.com))

## Sources

- [enel.com](https://www.enel.com/media/explore/search-press-releases/press/2014/05/enel-green-power-north-america-reaches-75-ownership-of-buffalo-dunes-wind-farm-) — enel.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [ge.com](https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/providing-capital-and-technology-ge-farming-wind-americas-heartland-enel-green-power) — ge.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/buffalo-dunes-wind-project
Website: [Enel Green Power North America](https://www.enelnorthamerica.com)

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