Changing Winds — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 59243
- Capacity
- 288 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Castro, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Invenergy Services LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Changing Winds
PlannedWindGEM: announced
Ranked #39 of 249 Wind plants in TX#131 of 1442 nationally
288 MW Wind planned in Castro, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
288 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
34.5119, -102.0519
County
Castro, TX
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- Hornet Solar II (TX) (Hybrid)BESS400 MW · 8.2 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 | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy | — |
| Owner(s) | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Changing Winds is a 288 MW wind power plant located in Castro County, Texas. The facility, which began operations with a single generator, is owned and operated by Invenergy Services LLC. The plant utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and its primary fuel source is wind (WND).
Changing Winds operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) region TRE. The plant is ranked as the 38th largest in Texas out of 200 plants, and nationally it is ranked 130th out of 734 plants.
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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ogallala Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Sharyland Utilities
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
NewhartSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochra
The Fire Weather Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Lubbock TX on this developing situation.
NWS Lubbock TX·6 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochra
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 10:32PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
NWS Lubbock TX·6 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Floyd; Motley; Cottle; Cochra
Red Flag Warning issued March 20 at 10:32PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
NWS Lubbock TX·6 days ago
Hazards·hurricane
Oklahoma's changing winds may help steer Hurricane Melissa away from US shores. Here's how.
Oklahoma's windy and rainy conditions aren't from Hurricane Melissa, but the system blowing through town could instead have an effect on the...
Hurricane Melissa (other)
The Oklahoman·4 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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