150 MW Wind operating in Carson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.1843, -101.4640
County
Carson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Onward Energy | E.ON Energy Services | — |
| Owner(s) | Onward Energy | Onward Energy Holdings | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Route 66 Wind Plant is a 150 MW wind farm located in Carson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Onward Energy Holdings (Onward Energy). It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant uses Vestas V110-2.0 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 110 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
In its most recent year of operation, Route 66 Wind Plant generated 608,174 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.2%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Route 66 Wind Plant ranks 167th out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 509th out of 734 wind plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
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
48.5K MWh
Latest Month
608.2K MWh
Annual Generation
46.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Route 66 Wind Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ROUTE66_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
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
Last updated 2026-03-21
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