181.7 MW Wind operating in Carson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
181.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.4395, -101.3856
County
Carson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Pattern Operators LP | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Pattern Operators LP | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 LLC is a 181.7 MW wind power plant located in Carson County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by Pattern Operators LP. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, falling within the TRE NERC region. The facility ranks 123rd out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 396th nationally out of 734.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.85-87. In its most recent year of operation, Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 generated 613,961 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 38.4%.
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
50.7K MWh
Latest Month
614.0K MWh
Annual Generation
38.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Pattern Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
PH2_U1_U2
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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