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200 MW Wind operating in Carson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
35.3269, -101.1079
County
Carson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | RWE Clean Energy | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Colbeck's Corner, LLC is a 200 MW wind power plant located in Carson County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2016 and is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility ranks 106th in size among Texas power plants and 310th nationally.
The plant uses GE Wind GE1.79-100 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 100 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Colbeck's Corner generated 788,428 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 45.1%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
75.4K MWh
Latest Month
788.4K MWh
Annual Generation
45.1%
Capacity Factor
Big Sky Wind, LLC · Data from 2023–2025
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Grandview Wind Farm 1 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
BlackRock; E.ON Climate and Renewables
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
GRANDVW1_A_B
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP