Ponderosa Wind II — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66155
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Beaver, OK
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Ponderosa Wind II, LLC
- Parent Company
- NextEra Energy
- Annual Generation
- 448,674 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 51.3%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Ponderosa Wind II
OperatingWind
Ranked #56 of 69 Wind plants in OK#742 of 1442 nationally
100 MW Wind operating in Beaver, OK — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEM
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.5895, -100.8037
County
Beaver, OK
Nearby Plants
- Balko Wind LLCWind299.7 MW · 8.3 km
- Ponderosa Wind Energy CenterWind200 MW · 9.3 km
- BluestemWind198 MW · 19.6 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 | Ponderosa Wind II, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Ponderosa Wind II, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Ponderosa Wind II is a 100 MW wind power plant located in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The facility began operating in 2024 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Ponderosa Wind II, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. The turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.8-127, with a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In its most recent year of operation, Ponderosa Wind II generated 448,674 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 51.3%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Ponderosa Wind II ranks as the 56th largest power plant in Oklahoma out of 57, and 732nd nationally out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
35.5K MWh
Latest Month
448.7K MWh
Annual Generation
51.3%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cole Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0.005 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.VOLT.0181
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (3)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Red Flag Warning: Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson;
Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 12:30PM CDT until March 22 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
NWS Amarillo TX·5 days ago
Regulatory·ferc order
FERC Accepts SPP’s Unexecuted FSA with Ponderosa
FERC accepted an unexecuted facilities service agreement between SPP, Southwestern Public Service and Ponderosa Wind, finding it to be just...
FERC (regulator)SPP (other)
RTO Insider·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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