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80.5 MW Wind operating in Nolan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
80.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.2318, -100.4794
County
Nolan, 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 | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy; Duke Energy Corp | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Leeward Energy; Duke Energy Corp
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Sweetwater Wind 5 is an 80.5 MW wind power plant located in Nolan County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned and operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
The facility's wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 93 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens and are model SWT-2.3-93. In the most recent year of data, Sweetwater Wind 5 generated 163,229 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 23.1%. The plant ranks 210th out of 245 wind facilities in Texas and 797th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
14.0K MWh
Latest Month
163.2K MWh
Annual Generation
23.1%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $152.6M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Sweetwater Wind 5 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Leeward Renewable Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
SWTWN4_WND45
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP