82.5 MW Wind operating in Pecos, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
82.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.9315, -102.2014
County
Pecos, 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 | NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm LP | NextEra Energy | NextEra Energy Resources |
| Owner(s) | Florida Power & Light Co | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Indian Mesa Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Pecos County, Texas. The farm consists of one hundred twenty-five Vestas V-47 660 kilowatt wind turbines that produce up to 82.5 megawatts of electricity. Electricity produced by the project is purchased by the Lower Colorado River Authority and TXU. The project is built on land owned by local ranches and the University of Texas. The project was completed in 2001 by Orion Energy LLC and development partner National Wind Power.
Read more on WikipediaNWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm is an 82.5 MW wind power plant located in Pecos County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2001 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm LP. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines were manufactured by Gamesa, model G47-0.66, with a rotor diameter of 47 meters and a hub height of 50 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 205,620 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 28.4%. NWP Indian Mesa Wind Farm operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. It ranks as the 208th largest power plant in Texas out of 245, and 790th nationally out of 1424. The plant is within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
15.7K MWh
Latest Month
205.6K MWh
Annual Generation
28.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Indian Mesa Wind Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
INDNNWP_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Last updated 2026-03-21
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