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181.4 MW Batteries (16 MW) + Onshore Wind Turbine (165 MW) operating in Cameron, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
181.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Onshore Wind Turbine
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
26.1953, -97.4661
County
Cameron, TX
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cameron Wind 1 LLC | Apex Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Cameron Wind 1 LLC | Inter IKEA Group | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Inter IKEA Group
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Cameron Wind 1 LLC is a hybrid power plant located in Cameron County, Texas. The plant, owned and operated by Cameron Wind 1 LLC, has a total capacity of 181.4 MW and began operating in 2015. It combines onshore wind turbine technology with battery energy storage. The facility utilizes two generators and is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. It ranks as the 139th largest plant in Texas out of 224, and 341st nationally out of 514.
The primary fuel source for Cameron Wind 1 LLC is wind, and it also incorporates a 32.8 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 2 hours. The wind turbines are manufactured by Acciona, model AW125/3000, with a rotor diameter of 125 meters and a hub height of 87.5 meters. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 337,600 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 21.3%.
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ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
26.7K MWh
Latest Month
337.6K MWh
Annual Generation
21.3%
Capacity Factor
2015
$1,640/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $297.5M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Paredes Switching Station · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CAMWIND_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP