80 MW Wind operating in Crosby, TX — Southwest Power Pool
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.7451, -101.4764
County
Crosby, TX
Nearby Plants
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 | Lorenzo Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Lorenzo Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Lorenzo Wind is an 80 MW wind power plant located in Crosby County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2018 and consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Lorenzo Wind, LLC. The facility uses GE2.3-116 wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a rotor diameter of 116 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Lorenzo Wind is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Lorenzo Wind generated 337,663 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 48.2%. The plant holds a rank of 212 out of 245 wind facilities in Texas, and 809 out of 1424 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $23.88 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
35.7K MWh
Latest Month
337.7K MWh
Annual Generation
48.2%
Capacity Factor
$23.9/MWh
PPA Price
Lorenzo Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.BONITA.LORENZO.WND
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
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