108 MW Wind operating in Grady, OK — Southwest Power Pool
108 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.8304, -97.9427
County
Grady, OK
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Enel Green Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Enel | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Drift Sand Wind Project LLC is a 108 MW wind power plant located in Grady County, Oklahoma. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned by Enel, an Italian multinational. Enel Green Power NA, Inc. is the listed operator with the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 110 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V110-2.0. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 344,106 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.4%. Drift Sand Wind Project is ranked 50th out of 57 wind plants in Oklahoma and 650th out of 734 wind plants nationally. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
37.0K MWh
Latest Month
344.1K MWh
Annual Generation
36.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
CSWS.AECC.DRIFTSAND
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match