Horse Creek Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60339
- Capacity
- 230 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Haskell, TX
- Operating Since
- 2016
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Horse Creek Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 811,896 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 40.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Horse Creek Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #68 of 249 Wind plants in TX#208 of 1442 nationally
230 MW Wind operating in Haskell, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
230 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.1466, -97.2367
County
Haskell, TX
Nearby Plants
- Haystack Wind Project, LLCWind298 MW · 12.8 km
- Sholes Wind Energy CenterWind160 MW · 15.3 km
- Wayne ICDistillate Oil21.8 MW · 20.1 km
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 | Horse Creek Wind, LLC | Skyline Renewables [51%]; MEAG [49%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Horse Creek Wind, LLC | Skyline Renewables [51%]; MEAG [49%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Skyline Renewables [51%]; MEAG [49%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Horse Creek Wind Farm is a 230 MW wind power plant located in Haskell County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by Horse Creek Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbine technology. Specifically, the turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.3-116, with a rotor diameter of 116 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 811,896 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 40.2%. Horse Creek Wind Farm operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. The plant ranks 67th out of 200 wind facilities in Texas and 203rd out of 734 wind facilities nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
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
Generation
60.8K MWh
Latest Month
811.9K MWh
Annual Generation
40.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Baker Ranch Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Starwood Energy Group
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
HORSECRK_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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