Ocotillo Windpower

OperatingWindGEM: retired

Ranked #226 of 249 Wind plants in TX#908 of 1442 nationally

58.8 MW Wind operating in Howard, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

58.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2008

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.1430, -101.3966

County

Howard, TX

Nearby Plants

Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC
Wind121.9 MW · 0.3 km
Big Spring Wind Power Facility
Wind34.3 MW · 7.2 km
Panther Creek Wind Farm I
Wind142.5 MW · 11.2 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	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Duke Energy	—
Owner(s)	Ocotillo Windpower LP	Clearway Energy	—
Status	Operating	retired	—

Ownership Chain

About

Ocotillo Windpower is a 58.8 MW wind power plant located in Howard County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2008 and utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by Duke Energy Renewables Services. The primary fuel source is wind (WND).

The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 79 meters and a rotor diameter of 88 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Suzlon and are model S88. In the most recent year of data, Ocotillo Windpower generated 80,895 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 15.7%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Ocotillo Windpower is ranked 222 out of 245 wind plants in Texas and 900 out of 1424 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators