Panther Creek Wind Farm II

OperatingWind

Ranked #195 of 249 Wind plants in TX#632 of 1442 nationally

115.5 MW Wind operating in Glasscock, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAWD

115.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

31.9410, -101.3021

County

Glasscock, TX

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Big Sky Wind, LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	Big Sky Wind, LLC	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Panther Creek Wind Farm II is a 115.5 MW wind power plant located in Glasscock County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2008 and utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. The plant is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. Its turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 91 meters, and are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.62-91.

The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In the most recent year with available data, Panther Creek Wind Farm II generated 402,092 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 39.7%. The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh. Panther Creek Wind Farm II is ranked 191st out of 200 wind plants in Texas, and 626th out of 734 wind plants nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

TRE

Balancing Authority

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

Grid Voltage

345 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

32.9K MWh

Latest Month

402.1K MWh

Annual Generation

39.7%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH

$65.2/MWh

PPA Price

Big Sky Wind, LLC

Contract Seller

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Panther Creek Wind 2 Substation · 345 kV

Substation Distance

< 10 km

Operator

E.ON

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

PC_SOUTH_ALL

Pricing Hub

HB_WEST

Secondary Zone

LZ_WEST

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

EIA-860 direct report

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