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120 MW Wind operating in Howard, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
120 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.4848, -101.4502
County
Howard, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy | — |
| Owner(s) | Invenergy Services LLC | Invenergy LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC is a 120 MW wind power plant located in Howard County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by Invenergy Services LLC. It utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple onshore wind turbines. The facility ranks 190th out of 200 power plants in Texas and 616th out of 734 nationally.
The plant uses GE1.79-100 wind turbines manufactured by GE Wind, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy generated 460,726 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.8%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
35.2K MWh
Latest Month
460.7K MWh
Annual Generation
43.8%
Capacity Factor
2016
$1,611/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $193.3M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Big Spring West Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Oncor
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
GUNMTN_NODE
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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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