209 MW Wind operating in Nolan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
209 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.4725, -100.6620
County
Nolan, 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 | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Roscoe Wind Farm LLC is a 209 MW wind power plant located in Nolan County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The turbines have a hub height of 69 meters and a rotor diameter of 61.4 meters. The wind turbines were manufactured by Mitsubishi, model MWT62/1.0.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 364,344 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 19.9%. The power purchase agreement (PPA) price for the plant's output is $65.2 per MWh. Roscoe Wind Farm is ranked as the 81st largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 240th nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
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
36.7K MWh
Latest Month
364.3K MWh
Annual Generation
19.9%
Capacity Factor
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Roscoe Wind Farm Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
E.ON
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
TKWSW_ROSCOE
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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