150 MW Wind operating in Dickens, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.7676, -100.9885
County
Dickens, 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 | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy | — |
| Owner(s) | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
McAdoo Wind Energy LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Dickens County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2008 and is owned and operated by Invenergy Services LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, operating within the TRE NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 77 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.5-77. In its most recent year of operation, McAdoo Wind Energy generated 363,622 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.6%. McAdoo Wind Energy ranks as the 164th largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 516th 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
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
34.4K MWh
Latest Month
363.6K MWh
Annual Generation
27.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
McAdoo Wind Energy Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Invenergy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
MWEC_G1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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