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147 MW Wind operating in Custer, OK — Southwest Power Pool
147 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.5116, -98.7353
County
Custer, OK
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 Weatherford, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Weatherford Wind Energy Center is a 147 MW wind power plant located in Custer County, Oklahoma. The facility began operating in 2005 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by FPL Energy Weatherford, LLC. The plant consists of two onshore wind turbine generators utilizing GE Wind GE1.6-91 turbines. These turbines have a rotor diameter of 91 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 602,458 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 46.7%. Weatherford Wind Energy Center is ranked 42nd out of 57 wind plants in Oklahoma and 541st out of 734 wind plants nationally. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
53.7K MWh
Latest Month
602.5K MWh
Annual Generation
46.7%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $278.6M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Weatherford Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
SPP South Hub
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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