Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56337
- Capacity
- 241 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Nolan, TX
- Operating Since
- 2007
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 633,362 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 30.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #60 of 249 Wind plants in TX#191 of 1442 nationally
241 MW Wind operating in Nolan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
241 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.2980, -100.4608
County
Nolan, TX
Nearby Plants
- Sweetwater Wind 3 LLCWind135 MW · 3.8 km
- Sweetwater Wind 5Wind80.5 MW · 7.6 km
- Maryneal WindpowerWind182.4 MW · 10.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC is a 241 MW wind power plant located in Nolan County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC. It utilizes a single generator powered by onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 69 meters and a rotor diameter of 61.4 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Mitsubishi and are model MWT62/1.0. In the most recent year of reported data, Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC generated 633,362 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.0%. The plant ranks 58th out of 200 wind facilities in Texas and 188th out of 734 wind facilities nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
59.3K MWh
Latest Month
633.4K MWh
Annual Generation
30.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sweetwater Wind 4 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Leeward Renewable Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
SWTWN4_WND45
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (1)Beta
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NERC FFT Reports: Reliability Standard PRC-005-1
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