150 MW Wind operating in Briscoe, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.3750, -101.3099
County
Briscoe, 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 | Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | GE Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | Capital Dynamics Holding | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Briscoe Wind Farm is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Briscoe County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2015 and utilizes one generator. The primary fuel source is wind (WND), and the plant's technology consists of onshore wind turbines. The owner and operator is Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC, a subsidiary of Capital Dynamics Holding, a company based in Switzerland. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the TRE NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, and the model is GE1.85-87. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 451,108 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 34.3%. Briscoe Wind Farm ranks as the 168th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and it is ranked 506th nationally out of 734 plants.
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
Briscoe Wind
36.8K MWh
Latest Month
451.1K MWh
Annual Generation
34.3%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BRISCOE_WIND
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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.
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
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
Last updated 2026-03-21
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