Spinning Spur Wind III

OperatingWind

Ranked #122 of 252 Wind plants in TX#386 of 1444 nationally

194 MW Wind operating in Oldham, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAWD

194 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.3013, -102.7219

County

Oldham, TX

Nearby Plants

Spinning Spur Wind II
Wind161 MW · 11.5 km
Spinning Spur Wind LLC
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Status

as of 11y 9m ago

Latest milestoneCOD achieved · 2014-07Power Technology · 2014-08-24

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Boralex US Operations LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	Boralex US Operations LLC	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperEDF Renewable EnergyPower Technology · 2014-08-24

About

Spinning Spur Wind III is a 194 MW wind power plant located in Oldham County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Boralex US Operations LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks 116th in size among Texas power plants and 378th nationally.

The plant uses Vestas V100-2.0 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Spinning Spur Wind III generated 815,752 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 47.9%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

EPC contractorMortenson ConstructionPower Technology · 2014-08-24

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

ERCOT

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

TRE — Texas Reliability Entity

Balancing Authority

Generation

63.5K MWh

Latest Month

815.8K MWh

Annual Generation

47.9%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesMEDIUM

2015

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$1,640/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $318.2M

Technology Average·Based on EIA averages — not plant-specific financial reports

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Spinning Spur 3 Substation · 345 kV

Substation Distance

4.014 km

Operator

Électricité de France

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

SSPURT_WIND1

Pricing Hub

HB_WEST

Alt. Hub / Zone

LZ_WEST

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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