Balko Wind LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58900
- Capacity
- 299.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Beaver, OK
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Balko Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 801,630 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 30.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Balko Wind LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #7 of 69 Wind plants in OK#110 of 1442 nationally
299.7 MW Wind operating in Beaver, OK — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
299.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.5224, -100.8456
County
Beaver, OK
Nearby Plants
- Ponderosa Wind IIWind100 MW · 8.3 km
- Ponderosa Wind Energy CenterWind200 MW · 14.2 km
- BluestemWind198 MW · 23.2 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 | Balko Wind LLC | DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) | — |
| Owner(s) | Balko Wind LLC | DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Balko Wind LLC is a 299.7 MW wind power plant located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Balko Wind LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Balko Wind is the 7th largest wind farm in Oklahoma out of 57, and ranks 109th nationally out of 734 wind plants.
The wind farm's turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.85-87, with a rotor diameter of 87 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In the most recent year of data, Balko Wind LLC generated 801,630 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.6%. News reports indicate at least one deal related to the plant.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
42.4K MWh
Latest Month
801.6K MWh
Annual Generation
30.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Balko Wind Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Apex Clean Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
OKGE.BALKO.WIND.1
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (3)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
Deals·ppa
Two New Wind Farm Projects Planned for Oklahoma Panhandle
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, one of the state's largest utilities, says it has agreed to decades long contracts for power from new wind farm projects in...
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (buyer)
NPR·12 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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