149.3 MW Wind operating in Val Verde, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
149.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
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 | Rocksprings Val Verde Wind, LLC | GE Power; Akuo Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Rocksprings Val Verde Wind, LLC | Ardian France | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Rocksprings wind power plant is located in Val Verde County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 149.3 MW and commenced operations in 2017. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility is owned by Ardian France, a company based in France, and operated by Rocksprings Val Verde Wind, LLC.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 116 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE2.3-116. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 491,159 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 37.6%. Rocksprings operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. The plant ranks 170th out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 526th out of 734 wind plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
32.0K MWh
Latest Month
491.2K MWh
Annual Generation
37.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Fermi Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Akuo
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ANTL_ESS_ES1
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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