White Mesa Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #7 of 249 Wind plants in TX#27 of 1442 nationally

500.6 MW Wind operating in Crockett, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

500.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2021

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.9109, -101.2808

County

Crockett, TX

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	White Mesa Wind, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Owner(s)	White Mesa Wind, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

White Mesa Wind is a 500.6 MW wind power plant located in Crockett County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2021 and is owned and operated by White Mesa Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, it uses GE2.82-127 wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a rotor diameter of 127 meters and a hub height of 89 meters.

In its most recent year of operation, White Mesa Wind generated 1,801,804 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.1%. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority, within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. White Mesa Wind is ranked as the 7th largest wind farm out of 200 in Texas, and 27th largest out of 734 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators