Palo Duro Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #41 of 249 Wind plants in TX#134 of 1442 nationally

282.3 MW Wind operating in Ochiltree, TX — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

282.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2014

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

36.2439, -101.0014

County

Ochiltree, TX

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	Palo Duro Wind	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	Palo Duro Wind	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Palo Duro Wind is a 282.3 MW wind power plant located in Ochiltree County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by NextEra Energy through its subsidiary, Palo Duro Wind. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority, within the broader Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 100 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.7-100. In the most recent year of reported data, Palo Duro Wind generated 839,408 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 33.8%. Palo Duro Wind ranks as the 40th largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 133rd nationally out of 734 wind plants.

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