Appaloosa Run Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65335
- Capacity
- 171.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Upton, TX
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Appaloosa Run Wind, LLC
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 699,112 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 46.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Appaloosa Run Wind
OperatingWind
Ranked #135 of 249 Wind plants in TX#421 of 1442 nationally
171.8 MW Wind operating in Upton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
171.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.1594, -101.8278
County
Upton, TX
Nearby Plants
- High Lonesome Wind Power, LLC HybridWind562.8 MW · 5.3 km
- Ranchero Wind Farm LLCWind300 MW · 19.8 km
- Big Sampson WindWind265 MW · 19.9 km
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 | Appaloosa Run Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Appaloosa Run Wind, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Appaloosa Run Wind is a 171.8 MW wind power plant located in Upton County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2022 and is owned and operated by Appaloosa Run Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, specifically the GE2.77-127 model. These turbines have a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters.
In its most recent year of operation, Appaloosa Run Wind generated 699,112 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 46.5%. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and falls within the TRE NERC region. Appaloosa Run Wind ranks as the 131st largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 415th nationally out of 734. Recent news coverage indicates four articles related to deals concerning the plant.
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
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Appaloosa Run Wind
OperationalWind175 MWERCOT
Generation
53.6K MWh
Latest Month
699.1K MWh
Annual Generation
46.5%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
APPALOSA_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (5)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Deals·ppa
NextEra Energy picks up DuPont PPA
Chemical giant DuPont has signed a virtual PPA with NextEra Energy for the Appaloosa Run Wind Energy Center.
DuPont (buyer)NextEra Energy (seller)
reNews - Renewable Energy News·2 years ago
Deals·m and a
NextEra Energy Partners, LP to acquire major interest in renewables portfolios
NextEra Energy Partners, LP announced this week that it will acquire a 49 percent interest in an approximately 1.5 GW renewables portfolio.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (buyer)
Daily Energy Insider·3 years ago
Deals·m and a
NextEra Energy Partners, LP announces agreement to acquire an approximately 1,080-megawatt net interest in a portfolio of long-term contracted renewables projects and enters into new convertible equity portfolio financing
PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with subsidiaries of NextEra...
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (buyer)NextEra (seller)
PR Newswire·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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