Whirlwind Energy Center

OperatingWind

Ranked #225 of 249 Wind plants in TX#902 of 1442 nationally

59.8 MW Wind operating in Floyd, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

59.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2007

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

34.1184, -101.0973

County

Floyd, 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	Whirlwind Energy LLC	Skyline Renewables [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Whirlwind Energy LLC	Skyline Renewables [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Skyline Renewables [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Whirlwind Energy Center is a 59.8 MW wind power plant located in Floyd County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by Whirlwind Energy LLC. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The wind turbine is a Siemens SWT-2.3-93 model, with a rotor diameter of 93 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.

The plant's latest annual generation was 101,474 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.3%. Whirlwind Energy Center operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. The plant is ranked 221 out of 245 wind facilities in Texas and 895 out of 1424 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators