Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56394
- Capacity
- 124.2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Glasscock, TX
- Operating Since
- 2006
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Big Sky Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 180,942 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 16.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #188 of 249 Wind plants in TX#605 of 1442 nationally
124.2 MW Wind operating in Glasscock, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
124.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.0351, -101.2209
County
Glasscock, TX
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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 | Big Sky Wind, LLC | E.ON Climate & Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Forest Creek Wind Farm LLC is a 124.2 MW wind power plant located in Glasscock County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2006 and utilizes onshore wind turbine technology. It consists of one generator and is operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. The facility uses Siemens SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 93 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Forest Creek Wind Farm is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The plant's latest annual generation was 180,942 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 16.6%. Forest Creek Wind Farm is ranked as the 184th largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 599th nationally out of 734. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
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
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
7.5K MWh
Latest Month
180.9K MWh
Annual Generation
16.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
MCDLD_FCSBW1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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