West Raymond Wind Farm LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62855
- Capacity
- 239.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Willacy, TX
- Operating Since
- 2021
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Big Sky Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 761,752 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 36.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
West Raymond Wind Farm LLC
OperatingWindGEM: cancelled
Ranked #61 of 249 Wind plants in TX#193 of 1442 nationally
239.8 MW Wind operating in Willacy, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
239.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
26.3767, -97.9930
County
Willacy, TX
Nearby Plants
- SMT Elsa LLCBESS10 MW · 9.1 km
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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 | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | cancelled | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
West Raymond Wind Farm LLC is a 239.8 MW wind power plant located in Willacy County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses Vestas V120-2.2 wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 120 meters and a hub height of 92 meters.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In its most recent year of operation, West Raymond Wind Farm generated 761,752 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 36.3%. The plant holds a rank of 59 out of 200 wind facilities in Texas and 189 out of 734 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
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
46.9K MWh
Latest Month
761.8K MWh
Annual Generation
36.3%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly ReportsHIGH
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Elsa Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
TRUENO_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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