300 MW Wind operating in Kit Carson, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
300 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.9435, -97.6724
County
Kit Carson, CO
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 | Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy Inc [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Bronco Plains Wind, LLC is a 300 MW wind power plant located in Kit Carson County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned and operated by Bronco Plains Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Bronco Plains Wind is the 5th largest wind plant in Colorado out of 21, and ranks 93rd nationally out of 734 wind plants.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE2.82-127. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 1,087,885 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.4%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $11.29 per MWh, as reported to FERC.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
104.1K MWh
Latest Month
1.1M MWh
Annual Generation
41.4%
Capacity Factor
$11.2/MWh
PPA Price
Bronco Plains Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.