Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58720
- Capacity
- 181.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Carson, TX
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Pattern Operators LP
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 613,961 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 38.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Pattern Panhandle Wind 2 LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #126 of 249 Wind plants in TX#402 of 1442 nationally
181.7 MW Wind operating in Carson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
181.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.4395, -101.3856
County
Carson, TX
Nearby Plants
- Llano Estacado Wind RanchWind80 MW · 12.4 km
- Karn Solar Energy CenterSolar80 MW · 13.2 km
- Pattern Panhandle Wind LLCWind218 MW · 13.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Pattern Operators LP | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Pattern Operators LP | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
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
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
50.7K MWh
Latest Month
614.0K MWh
Annual Generation
38.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint 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
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
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 (hazard)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
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
Red Flag Warning (hazard)
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
General
DOE selects 3-GW Pattern Energy transmission project linking ERCOT, Southeast for capacity buy
Avangrid, Invenergy and Grid United were other winning developers in the department's $1.5 billion solicitation to buy transmission...
Utility Dive·1 years ago
General
DOE selects 3-GW Pattern Energy transmission project linking ERCOT, Southeast for capacity buy
Avangrid, Invenergy and Grid United were other winning developers in the department's $1.5 billion solicitation to buy transmission...
Utility Dive·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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