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278 MW Wind operating in Upton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
278 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.2092, -102.2417
County
Upton, TX
Nearby Plants
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 | FPL Energy Upton Wind LP | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | FPL Energy Upton Wind LP | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The King Mountain Wind Farm is a 278.2 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Upton County, Texas, United States. 214 Siemens 1.3 MW wind turbines are sited in rows along the south-eastern and north-western edges of a mesa surrounded by deep ravines. The project was completed in December 2001. Annual electricity production is more than 750 GW·h. The wind farm is owned by FPL Energy and the customers for the electricity generated are Reliant Energy (198.9 MW), Austin Energy (76.7 MW) and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (2.6 MW).
Read more on WikipediaKing Mountain Wind Ranch 1 is a 278 MW wind power plant located in Upton County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2001 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by FPL Energy Upton Wind LP. The facility utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines manufactured by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, model SG-1.3-65. The wind turbines have a hub height of 60 meters and a rotor diameter of 65 meters.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In the most recent year of data, King Mountain Wind Ranch 1 generated 573,485 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.5%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. King Mountain Wind Ranch 1 ranks as the 41st largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 135th nationally out of 734.
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ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
45.8K MWh
Latest Month
573.5K MWh
Annual Generation
23.5%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $526.9M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
King Mountain Southwest Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
KINGE_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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