Willow Beach Wind — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68090
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Brazoria, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AES Clean Energy
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Willow Beach Wind
PlannedWindGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #113 of 249 Wind plants in TX#330 of 1442 nationally
200 MW Wind planned in Brazoria, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
29.2495, -95.1342
County
Brazoria, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Clean Energy | — | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Clean Energy | — | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Willow Beach Wind is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Brazoria County, Texas. The plant utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of a single generator. It is owned and operated by AES Clean Energy. The primary fuel source for electricity generation is wind (WND).
Willow Beach Wind operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. It is ranked as the 107th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and nationally it is ranked 342nd 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
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
LOW confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Amoco Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Amoco
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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