# Reading Wind Project

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

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 60999 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 200.1 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): -95.9655, 38.475
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-02-24 23:19:28+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:20.748722+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

Reading Wind Project is a 200.1 MW onshore wind turbine plant in Lyon County. Reading Wind is a 200 MW wind facility in Osage and Lyon counties, Kansas, owned and operated by Southern Power. Southern Power acquired the project from developer RES in October 2018, and RES led construction. The site has 62 Siemens Gamesa turbines. It was commissioned in June 2020, and its carbon offsets are sold to Royal Caribbean under a 12-year agreement.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200.1 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 60999 — plant-60999

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Southern Power

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / acquirer:** Southern Power — owner ([source](https://www.southernpowercompany.com))
- **Developer / seller / EPC contractor:** Renewable Energy Systems (RES) — developer ([source](https://www.res-group.com))
- **O&M provider / equipment supplier:** Siemens Gamesa — equipment_supplier ([source](https://www.siemensgamesa.com))
- **Offtaker:** Royal Caribbean — offtaker

## Sources

- [ippjournal.com](https://ippjournal.com/update/southern-power-commissions-200-mw-reading-wind-project-in-osage-and-lyon-counties) — ippjournal.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [tdworld.com](https://www.tdworld.com/renewables/construction-begins-kansas-largest-wind-project-2019) — tdworld.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/reading-wind-project
Website: [Southern Power](https://www.southernpowercompany.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/