418.9 MW Wind operating in Nolan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
418.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.5921, -100.5564
County
Nolan, 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 | Mesquite Star Special LLC | Clearway Energy Group | — |
| Owner(s) | Mesquite Star Special LLC | Clearway Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Mesquite Star is a 418.9 MW wind power plant located in Nolan County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by Mesquite Star Special LLC. It utilizes onshore wind turbine technology, with a single generator comprised of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SG-3.465-132 turbines. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 132 meters and a hub height of 101.5 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 1,150,168 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 31.4%. Mesquite Star is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. The plant ranks as the 12th largest out of 200 wind facilities in Texas, and 36th out of 734 nationally.
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
128.4K MWh
Latest Month
1.2M MWh
Annual Generation
31.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Horse Hollow 3 Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
3.528 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
HHOLLW4_WND1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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