Sweetwater Wind 5 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56372
- Capacity
- 80.5 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
- 163,229 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 23.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Sweetwater Wind 5
OperatingWind
Ranked #214 of 249 Wind plants in TX#805 of 1442 nationally
80.5 MW Wind operating in Nolan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
80.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.2318, -100.4794
County
Nolan, TX
Nearby Plants
- Maryneal WindpowerWind182.4 MW · 3.4 km
- Sweetwater Wind 4 LLCWind241 MW · 7.6 km
- Sweetwater Wind 3 LLCWind135 MW · 10.6 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 | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy [53%]; Duke Energy Corp [47%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Leeward Energy [53%]; Duke Energy Corp [47%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Sweetwater Wind 5 is an 80.5 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 consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The facility's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 93 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens and are model SWT-2.3-93. In the most recent year of data, Sweetwater Wind 5 generated 163,229 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 23.1%. The plant ranks 210th out of 245 wind facilities in Texas and 797th out of 1424 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
14.0K MWh
Latest Month
163.2K MWh
Annual Generation
23.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sweetwater Wind 5 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 (10)Beta
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Industry·other
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Texas Monthly·1 years ago
Industry·other
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (.gov)·2 years ago
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