196.7 MW Wind operating in Glasscock, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
196.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.7740, -101.5908
County
Glasscock, 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 | Bearkat Wind Energy 1, LLC | Tri Global Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Bearkat Wind Energy 1, LLC | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Holding | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Bearkat is a 196.7 MW wind power plant located in Glasscock County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2018 and utilizes onshore wind turbine technology. It consists of one generator and is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Holding, a company based in Denmark. The operator listed with the EIA is Bearkat Wind Energy 1, LLC.
The plant's turbines have a hub height of 87 meters and a rotor diameter of 126 meters. The wind turbines were manufactured by Vestas and are model V126-3.45. In its latest year of reported generation, Bearkat produced 648,295 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 37.6%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. It is ranked as the 115th largest plant in Texas out of 200, and 375th nationally out of 734.
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
59.4K MWh
Latest Month
648.3K MWh
Annual Generation
37.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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