200 MW Wind operating in Briscoe, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.3099, -101.2438
County
Briscoe, TX
Nearby Plants
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 | Boralex US Operations LLC | EDF Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Boralex US Operations LLC | EDF Renewables [50%]; BlackRock Infrastructure Investment Group [50%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as EDF Renewables [50%]; BlackRock Infrastructure Investment Group [50%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Longhorn Wind is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Briscoe County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Boralex US Operations LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, the turbines are Vestas V100-2.0 models, each with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
In the most recent year of data, Longhorn Wind generated 696,969 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.8%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Longhorn Wind ranks as the 108th largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 333rd nationally out of 734.
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
Longhorn North
67.6K MWh
Latest Month
697.0K MWh
Annual Generation
39.8%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Longhorn Wind Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
LHORN_N_U1_2
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Fire Weather Watch: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochra
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Fire Weather Watch: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochra
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 10:32PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Red Flag Warning: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochra
Red Flag Warning issued March 20 at 10:32PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
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