Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56981
- Capacity
- 258.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Batteries, Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Fisher, TX
- Operating Since
- 2009
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Big Sky Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 792,282 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 34.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid
OperatingBESSWindHybrid
Ranked #49 of 249 Wind plants in TX#155 of 1442 nationally
258.9 MW Batteries (10 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (249 MW) operating in Fisher, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
258.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine
2009
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.5886, -100.6728
County
Fisher, TX
Nearby Plants
- Hidalgo Wind Farm LLCWind250 MW · 0.7 km
- Mesquite StarWind418.9 MW · 10.9 km
- Roscoe Wind Farm LLCWind209 MW · 12.9 km
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
Pyron Wind Farm LLC Hybrid is a 258.9 MW hybrid power plant located in Fisher County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2009, is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It utilizes both onshore wind turbines and battery storage. The facility consists of two generators and is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. Pyron Wind Farm ranks as the 60th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 189th nationally out of 514.
The wind component of the hybrid plant uses GE Wind GE1.6-97 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 97 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 9.9 MWh and a duration of 1 hour, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The plant's latest annual generation was 792,282 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 34.9%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
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
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
98.7K MWh
Latest Month
792.3K MWh
Annual Generation
34.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
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 confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pyron Wind Farm Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
E.ON
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
PYR_PYRON1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (3)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Grid·capacity addition
RWE co-located battery storage facility comes online in Texas as the State breaks power demand records
Texas Waves II, a 30-MW (30 MWh) capacity battery energy storage project co-located at the Pyron Wind Farm in Scurry County, Texas.
RWE (developer)
RWE·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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