Spinning Spur Wind III — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58775
- Capacity
- 194 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Oldham, TX
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Boralex US Operations LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 815,752 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 47.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Spinning Spur Wind III
OperatingWind
Ranked #119 of 249 Wind plants in TX#383 of 1442 nationally
194 MW Wind operating in Oldham, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAWD
194 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
35.3013, -102.7219
County
Oldham, TX
Nearby Plants
- Spinning Spur Wind IIWind161 MW · 11.5 km
- Spinning Spur Wind LLCWind161 MW · 23.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Boralex US Operations LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Boralex US Operations LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
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
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
63.5K MWh
Latest Month
815.8K MWh
Annual Generation
47.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint 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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