200 MW Wind operating in Carson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.3269, -101.1079
County
Carson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Colbeck's Corner, LLC is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Carson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility ranks 106th in size among Texas power plants and 310th nationally.
The plant uses GE Wind GE1.79-100 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Colbeck's Corner generated 788,428 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.1%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
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
75.4K MWh
Latest Month
788.4K MWh
Annual Generation
45.1%
Capacity Factor
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Grandview Wind Farm 1 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
BlackRock; E.ON Climate and Renewables
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
GRANDVW1_A_B
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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: 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
Last updated 2026-03-21
View all articles