470.2 MW Batteries (120 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (350 MW) operating in Throckmorton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
470.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine
2024
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.1691, -99.2660
County
Throckmorton, 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 | Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC | Enel Green Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC | Enel | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC Hybrid is a 470.2 MW hybrid power plant located in Throckmorton County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC, a subsidiary of the Italian company Enel. The facility utilizes both onshore wind turbines and battery storage. It ranks as the 22nd largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 73rd nationally out of 514. The plant connects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The hybrid plant consists of two generators using wind and battery storage technologies. The wind turbines are manufactured by Nordex, model N149/4.8, with a rotor diameter of 149 meters and a hub height of 108 meters. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 190 MWh and a duration of 1.58 hours, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 1,220,523 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.6%.
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
122.5K MWh
Latest Month
1.2M MWh
Annual Generation
29.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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