Baffin Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57927
- Capacity
- 188 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kenedy, TX
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Avangrid Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Avangrid
- Annual Generation
- 276,574 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 16.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Baffin Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #121 of 249 Wind plants in TX#390 of 1442 nationally
188 MW Wind operating in Kenedy, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
188 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.1847, -97.5982
County
Kenedy, TX
Nearby Plants
- Penascal II Wind Project LLCWind201.6 MW · 8.0 km
- Penascal Wind Power LLCWind201.6 MW · 8.7 km
- Pattern Gulf WindWind283.2 MW · 20.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Avangrid Power LLC | Avangrid | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Baffin Wind is a 188 MW wind power plant located in Kenedy County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2014 and utilizes one onshore wind turbine generator. The primary fuel source is wind (WND). The plant is owned by Avangrid and operated by Avangrid Power LLC. It interconnects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 90 meters and a rotor diameter of 97 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Gamesa, model G97-2.0. In the most recent year of data, Baffin Wind generated 276,574 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 16.8%. Baffin Wind ranks as the 118th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 385th nationally out of 734.
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
20.9K MWh
Latest Month
276.6K MWh
Annual Generation
16.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Baffin Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Iberdrola
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BAFFIN_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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