Cameron Wind 1 LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59118
- Capacity
- 181.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Batteries, Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Cameron, TX
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Cameron Wind 1 LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 337,600 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Cameron Wind 1 LLC
OperatingBESSWindHybrid
Ranked #127 of 249 Wind plants in TX#403 of 1442 nationally
181.4 MW Batteries (16 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (165 MW) operating in Cameron, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
181.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
26.1953, -97.4661
County
Cameron, TX
Nearby Plants
- Walnut Wind FarmWind165.2 MW · 2.2 km
- La Chalupa, LLCWind198.5 MW · 7.6 km
- Palmas Wind, LLCWind144.9 MW · 10.8 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 | Cameron Wind 1 LLC | Apex Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Cameron Wind 1 LLC | Inter IKEA Group [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Inter IKEA Group [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Cameron Wind 1 LLC is a hybrid power plant located in Cameron County, Texas. The plant, owned and operated by Cameron Wind 1 LLC, has a total capacity of 181.4 MW and began operating in 2015. It combines onshore wind turbine technology with battery energy storage. The facility utilizes two generators and is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. It ranks as the 139th largest plant in Texas out of 224, and 341st nationally out of 514.
The primary fuel source for Cameron Wind 1 LLC is wind, and it also incorporates a 32.8 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 2 hours. The wind turbines are manufactured by Acciona, model AW125/3000, with a rotor diameter of 125 meters and a hub height of 87.5 meters. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 337,600 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 21.3%.
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
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
26.7K MWh
Latest Month
337.6K MWh
Annual Generation
21.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Paredes Switching Station · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CAMWIND_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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