Llano Estacado Wind Ranch — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55579
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Carson, TX
- Operating Since
- 2001
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Llano Estacado Wind Ranch
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 94,797 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 13.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch
OperatingWind
Ranked #215 of 249 Wind plants in TX#818 of 1442 nationally
80 MW Wind operating in Carson, TX — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.4677, -101.2533
County
Carson, TX
Nearby Plants
- Pattern Panhandle Wind LLCWind218 MW · 6.0 km
- Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 LLCWind181.7 MW · 12.4 km
- Colbeck's Corner, LLCWind200 MW · 20.5 km
Ownership & Operator
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 | Llano Estacado Wind Ranch | Shell Wind Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. | Shell Wind Energy Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Shell Wind Energy Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Llano Estacado Wind Ranch is an 80 MW wind power plant located in Carson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2001 and is owned and operated by Llano Estacado Wind Ranch. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses Mitsubishi MWT1000 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 57 meters and a hub height of 69 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 94,797 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 13.5%. Llano Estacado Wind Ranch operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant ranks 211th out of 245 wind plants in Texas and 813th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
8.4K MWh
Latest Month
94.8K MWh
Annual Generation
13.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Llano Estacado Wind Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Royal Dutch Shell
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
sps.tnsk.llanowind1unit
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
General
Wind
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Shell Global·11 months ago
Industry·corporate
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Shell Global·11 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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