Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59066
- Capacity
- 228 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Willacy, TX
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Big Sky Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 524,937 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #70 of 249 Wind plants in TX#210 of 1442 nationally
228 MW Wind operating in Willacy, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
228 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
26.5210, -97.6847
County
Willacy, TX
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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 | Big Sky Wind, LLC | E.ON Climate & Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm is a 228 MW wind power plant located in Willacy County, Texas. The facility, which began operating in 2017, is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. Bruennings Breeze is ranked 68th out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 206th out of 734 nationally.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 87.5 meters and a rotor diameter of 125 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Nordex and are model AW125/3000. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 524,937 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
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
28.6K MWh
Latest Month
524.9K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Bruenning's Breeze Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
E.ON
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BBREEZE_UNIT1, BBREEZE_UNIT2
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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