Spinning Spur Wind II — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58774
- Capacity
- 161 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Oldham, TX
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 516,401 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 36.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Spinning Spur Wind II
OperatingWind
Ranked #147 of 249 Wind plants in TX#455 of 1442 nationally
161 MW Wind operating in Oldham, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
161 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.3092, -102.5952
County
Oldham, TX
Nearby Plants
- Spinning Spur Wind LLCWind161 MW · 11.5 km
- Spinning Spur Wind IIIWind194 MW · 11.5 km
- Wildorado Wind LLCWind161 MW · 26.6 km
Ownership & Operator
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 | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. | EDF Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as EDF Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Spinning Spur Wind II is a 161 MW wind power plant located in Oldham County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. It consists of one generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The plant's wind 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 latest year of reported generation, Spinning Spur Wind II produced 516,401 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.6%. Spinning Spur Wind II ranks 146th out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 450th out of 734 wind plants nationally.
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalWind161 MWSPP
Generation
36.8K MWh
Latest Month
516.4K MWh
Annual Generation
36.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Spinning Spur 3 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Électricité de France
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
SSPURT_WIND1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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