Blue Summit Wind LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58372
- Capacity
- 135.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Wilbarger, TX
- Operating Since
- 2012
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Blue Summit Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 508,146 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 42.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Blue Summit Wind LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #182 of 249 Wind plants in TX#569 of 1442 nationally
135.4 MW Wind operating in Wilbarger, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
135.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
34.3053, -99.3793
County
Wilbarger, TX
Nearby Plants
- Blue Summit Storage, LLCBESS30 MW · 1.6 km
- Blue Summit II StorageBESS150 MW · 1.8 km
- Blue Summit II WindWind99.4 MW · 12.7 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Summit Wind LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Blue Summit Wind LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Blue Summit Wind LLC is a 135.4 MW wind power plant located in Wilbarger County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Blue Summit Wind LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses GE Wind GE1.62-87 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 87 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
In the most recent year of data, Blue Summit Wind generated 508,146 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 42.8%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. Blue Summit Wind ranks as the 178th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 563rd nationally out of 734 plants.
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
39.8K MWh
Latest Month
508.1K MWh
Annual Generation
42.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Blue Summit Wind Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
White City SubstationSubstation
Jim Treece SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Grant; Kay; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:09PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Norman OK·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Tillman; Wilbarger
The Fire Weather Watch has been cancelled.
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Norman OK·6 days ago
Industry·technology
Texas solar power surpassed coal in 2025 for the first year ever. Here's why.
In 2025 — for the first year ever — solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas' main power grid than coal-fired power plants.
Texas (other)
Houston Chronicle·2 months ago
Regulatory·federal policy
How a Nuclear-Fossil Fuel Alliance Is Winning the Fight for Energy Dominance
The once unlikely partnership's influence now reaches right into the White House, where President Trump wants to ban certain renewable...
White House (regulator)President Trump (executive)
Bloomberg.com·3 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
View all 10 articles