250 MW Wind operating in Haskell, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
250 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.3448, -99.6513
County
Haskell, 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 | Willow Springs Windfarm, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Owner(s) | Willow Springs Windfarm, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Willow Springs Wind Farm is a 250 MW wind power plant located in Haskell County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Willow Springs Windfarm, LLC, a subsidiary of the Danish company Ørsted. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbine technology. Specifically, it uses GE2.5-116 wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a rotor diameter of 116 meters and a hub height of 90 meters.
The wind farm operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 870,633 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 39.8%. Willow Springs Wind Farm ranks as the 51st largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 167th nationally out of 734 wind farms.
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
88.4K MWh
Latest Month
870.6K MWh
Annual Generation
39.8%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
SALVTION_GEN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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