Goat Wind LP — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56754
- Capacity
- 149.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Sterling, TX
- Operating Since
- 2008
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Goat Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- NRG Energy
- Annual Generation
- 222,544 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 17.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Goat Wind LP
OperatingWind
Ranked #173 of 249 Wind plants in TX#529 of 1442 nationally
149.6 MW Wind operating in Sterling, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
149.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.9519, -100.7914
County
Sterling, TX
Nearby Plants
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- Coke BESSBESS220 MW · 10.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Goat Wind LLC | Clearway Energy Group | — |
| Owner(s) | Cielo Goat Limited, Mission Wind Goat Mountain Inc, NRG Energy, Inc | NRG Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Goat Wind LP is a 149.6 MW wind power plant located in Sterling County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2008 and is owned by NRG Energy, with Goat Wind LLC as the operator. The facility consists of two onshore wind turbine generators utilizing Mitsubishi MWT62/1.0 turbines. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 61.4 meters and a hub height of 69 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 222,544 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 17.0%. Goat Wind LP operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. It is ranked as the 169th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 523rd nationally out of 734.
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
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
20.5K MWh
Latest Month
222.5K MWh
Annual Generation
17.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Goat Wind Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ERCOT
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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