Post Wind Farm LP — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56457
- Capacity
- 84 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Borden, TX
- Operating Since
- 2006
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- FPL Energy Red Canyon LLC
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 314,763 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 42.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Post Wind Farm LP
OperatingWindGEM: retired
Ranked #211 of 249 Wind plants in TX#797 of 1442 nationally
84 MW Wind operating in Borden, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
84 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2006
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.9537, -101.2197
County
Borden, TX
Nearby Plants
- Brazos Wind FarmWind182.4 MW · 6.7 km
- Gopher Creek Wind FarmWind158 MW · 8.6 km
- FluvannaWind155.4 MW · 12.4 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 | FPL Energy Red Canyon LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | FPL Energy Red Canyon LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Post Wind Farm LP is an 84 MW wind power plant located in Borden County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2006 and is owned by NextEra Energy, with FPL Energy Red Canyon LLC as the operator. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses GE Wind GE1.5-87 turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 87 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 314,763 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 42.7%. Post Wind Farm LP operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. According to available rankings, the plant is the 207th largest in Texas out of 245 plants, and the 789th largest nationally out of 1424 plants.
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
24.6K MWh
Latest Month
314.8K MWh
Annual Generation
42.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Red Canyon Wind Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
RDCAN-RDCNY1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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