34.3 MW Wind operating in Howard, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
34.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
1998
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.2075, -101.3883
County
Howard, TX
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Caithness Energy; Terra-Gen | — |
| Owner(s) | Texas Big Spring, L.P. | Terra-Gen [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Terra-Gen [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Big Spring Wind Power Facility is a 34.3 MW wind power plant located in Howard County, Texas. The plant began operating in 1998 and has one generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is owned and operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind. The facility's turbines have a hub height of 65 meters and a rotor diameter of 47 meters. The wind turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V47-0.66.
The Big Spring Wind Power Facility operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 55,977 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 18.6%. The plant is ranked 228 out of 245 wind facilities in Texas and 1000 out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
66 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
4.5K MWh
Latest Month
56.0K MWh
Annual Generation
18.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Signal Mountain Wind Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Terra-Gen
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
SGM_SIGNALMT
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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