194 MW Wind operating in Oldham, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
194 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.3013, -102.7219
County
Oldham, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Boralex US Operations LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Boralex US Operations LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Spinning Spur Wind III is a 194 MW wind power plant located in Oldham County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Boralex US Operations LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks 116th in size among Texas power plants and 378th nationally.
The plant uses Vestas V100-2.0 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Spinning Spur Wind III generated 815,752 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 47.9%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority.
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
63.5K MWh
Latest Month
815.8K MWh
Annual Generation
47.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Spinning Spur 3 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
4.014 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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