# High Banks Wind

SPP asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/high-banks-wind

643.4 MW Kansas wind farm with a two-model GE fleet

High Banks Wind is an operating 643.4 MW nameplate wind facility spanning Republic and Washington counties, Kansas. Current EIA records show 604 MW summer and winter capability and December 2023 service. Federal project-level turbine records identify a mixed 233-turbine GE fleet—201 GE2.8-127 units and 32 GE2.52-116 units—whose ratings sum to 643.44 MW.

## Profile

- **Published capacity ratings:** EIA reports 643.4 MW nameplate and 604 MW summer and winter capability; the federal turbine records total 643.44 MW, while OPPD describes access to 600 MW.
- **Turbine fleet:** Federal turbine records identify 201 GE2.8-127 turbines and 32 GE2.52-116 turbines, totaling 233 units and 643.44 MW of rated capacity.

## Metrics

- **EIA nameplate:** 643.4 MW — June 2026 preliminary EIA inventory.
- **EIA capability:** 604 MW — Summer and winter capability; NextEra uses the same company portfolio basis.
- **Turbine fleet:** 233 — 201 GE2.8-127 and 32 GE2.52-116 turbines totaling 643.44 MW.
- **OPPD access:** 600 MW — Commercial capacity-access basis, not plant nameplate or ownership.

## Facts

- **EIA operator:** High Banks Wind, LLC — June 2026 preliminary EIA inventory; status OP.
- **Location:** north-central Kansas near Belleville · Republic (EIA anchor); project also spans Washington · KS
- **Technology:** Onshore wind
- **Operating records:** 2023-12

## Related parties

- **generation collaboration participant with access to 600 MW of capacity:** Omaha Public Power District — May 2024 generation update ([source](https://www.oppdcommunityconnect.com/generation/news_feed/may-2024-update))
- **recipient of energy and environmental attributes under the OPPD collaboration:** Google — May 2024 generation update ([source](https://www.oppdcommunityconnect.com/generation/news_feed/may-2024-update))
- **wind-turbine manufacturer:** GE Wind — U.S. Wind Turbine Database v9.0 exact High Banks Wind Project records ([source](https://energy.usgs.gov/api/uswtdb/v1/turbines?p_name=ilike.*High*Banks*&limit=500))

## Sources

- [June 2026 EIA-860M generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/june_generator2026.xlsx) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · authoritative — Current generator capacity, technology, operating status, operator, and service-date records.
- [U.S. Wind Turbine Database v9.0 exact High Banks Wind Project records](https://energy.usgs.gov/api/uswtdb/v1/turbines?p_name=ilike.*High*Banks*&limit=500) — U.S. Geological Survey · authoritative — The exact operating fleet comprises 201 GE2.8-127 turbines and 32 GE2.52-116 turbines, totaling 233 units and 643.44 MW.

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