297.8 MW Wind operating in Noble, OK — Southwest Power Pool
297.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.5716, -97.3075
County
Noble, OK
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 | Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC | Enel Green Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC | Enel | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Thunder Ranch Wind Project is a 297.8 MW wind power plant located in Noble County, Oklahoma. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Thunder Ranch Wind Project, LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian energy company Enel. It ranks as the 11th largest wind farm in Oklahoma out of 57, and 120th nationally out of 734. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. Key engineering specifications include a 90-meter hub height and a 116-meter rotor diameter. The wind turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.5-116.
In its most recent year of operation, the Thunder Ranch Wind Project generated 805,226 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.9%. The plant is located within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
92.6K MWh
Latest Month
805.2K MWh
Annual Generation
30.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Dead Man Creek Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Red Flag Warning: Grant; Kay; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; G
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:09PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
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