Great Plains Windpark LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56905
- Capacity
- 114 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Hansford, TX
- Operating Since
- 2009
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 107,122 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 10.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Great Plains Windpark LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #198 of 249 Wind plants in TX#636 of 1442 nationally
114 MW Wind operating in Hansford, TX — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
114 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2009
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.4733, -101.3654
County
Hansford, TX
Nearby Plants
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- Porterhouse Wind (4) LLCWind79.8 MW · 6.8 km
- Great Prairie WindWind1027 MW · 10.8 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 | Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLC | Geronimo Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | National Grid Renewables | Geronimo Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Geronimo Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Great Plains Windpark LLC is a 114 MW wind power plant located in Hansford County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2009 and is owned and operated by Great Plains Windpark Legacy LLC. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 77 meters. The wind turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.5-77.
The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 107,122 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 10.7%. Great Plains Windpark ranks as the 193rd largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 629th nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
9.5K MWh
Latest Month
107.1K MWh
Annual Generation
10.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hitchland Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Southwestern Public Service Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
NGP1
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
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