Ponderosa Wind Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63590
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Beaver, OK
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Ponderosa Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 911,051 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 52.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Ponderosa Wind Energy Center
OperatingWind
Ranked #24 of 69 Wind plants in OK#337 of 1442 nationally
200 MW Wind operating in Beaver, OK — Southwest Power Pool
EIAWD
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.5754, -100.7006
County
Beaver, OK
Nearby Plants
- Ponderosa Wind IIWind100 MW · 9.3 km
- BluestemWind198 MW · 10.3 km
- Balko Wind LLCWind299.7 MW · 14.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ponderosa Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Ponderosa Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Ponderosa Wind Energy Center is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The facility, owned and operated by Ponderosa Wind, LLC, commenced operations in 2020. It utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 103 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.7-103. In its most recent year of operation, Ponderosa Wind Energy Center generated 911,051 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 52.0%. The plant ranks as the 24th largest out of 57 wind facilities in Oklahoma and 341st nationally out of 734 wind facilities.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
OperationalWind200 MWSPP
Generation
73.2K MWh
Latest Month
911.1K MWh
Annual Generation
52.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
OKGE.PNDA.PNDA
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (7)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Industry
Natural Energy Powerhouse
Kansas currently ranks No. 2 in the nation for wind energy production as a share of total electricity generation, according to the American Wind Energy...
American Wind Energy (other)
Site Selection Magazine·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Evergy’s Economic Development Team Sees Record Results and Record Interest in Renewable Energy form Companies – Site Selection Magazine
When more than 50 businesses and organizations served by Kansas City–based utility Evergy begin receiving energy from two area wind farms in November as...
Evergy (other)
Site Selection·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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