Spinning Spur Wind LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 57973
- Capacity
- 161 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Oldham, TX
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 334,234 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 23.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Spinning Spur Wind LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #150 of 249 Wind plants in TX#456 of 1442 nationally
161 MW Wind operating in Oldham, TX — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
161 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.3054, -102.4686
County
Oldham, TX
Nearby Plants
- Spinning Spur Wind IIWind161 MW · 11.5 km
- Wildorado Wind LLCWind161 MW · 15.1 km
- Canadian Breaks, LLCWind210.1 MW · 18.6 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 | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as EDF Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Spinning Spur Wind LLC is a 161 MW wind power plant located in Oldham County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. It utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority, within the larger Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The plant's wind turbines are manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-101, with a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 101 meters. In its latest year of reported generation, Spinning Spur Wind produced 334,234 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.6%. Spinning Spur Wind ranks as the 145th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 448th nationally out of 734 plants.
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
29.7K MWh
Latest Month
334.2K MWh
Annual Generation
23.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.SPINSPUR
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
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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
NWS Amarillo TX (other)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Regulatory·state puc
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Industry·corporate
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