Prairie Switch Wind LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66123
- Capacity
- 163.2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Wharton, TX
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Prairie Switch Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 292,055 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 30.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Prairie Switch Wind LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #143 of 249 Wind plants in TX#441 of 1442 nationally
163.2 MW Wind operating in Wharton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
163.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.0919, -96.0900
County
Wharton, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Prairie Switch Wind LLC | Fengate Asset Management | — |
| Owner(s) | Fengate Asset Management | Fengate Asset Management [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Fengate Asset Management [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Prairie Switch Wind LLC is a 163.2 MW wind power plant located in Wharton County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2025 and is owned and operated by Prairie Switch Wind LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the TRE NERC region.
The plant's wind turbines have a hub height of 117 meters and a rotor diameter of 140 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind and are model GE3.4-140. In its most recent year of operation, Prairie Switch Wind generated 292,055 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.4%. Prairie Switch Wind ranks as the 139th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and 435th nationally out of 734 plants.
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 Queue2 projectsBeta
Lane City Wind
OperationalWind199.5 MWERCOT
Generation
47.0K MWh
Latest Month
292.1K MWh
Annual Generation
30.4%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CRAWFISH_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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