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150 MW Wind operating in Briscoe, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.3750, -101.3099
County
Briscoe, TX
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | GE Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | Capital Dynamics Holding | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Briscoe Wind Farm is a 150 MW wind power plant located in Briscoe County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2015 and utilizes one generator. The primary fuel source is wind (WND), and the plant's technology consists of onshore wind turbines. The owner and operator is Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC, a subsidiary of Capital Dynamics Holding, a company based in Switzerland. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the TRE NERC region.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, and the model is GE1.85-87. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 451,108 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 34.3%. Briscoe Wind Farm ranks as the 168th largest power plant in Texas out of 200, and it is ranked 506th nationally out of 734 plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
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
36.8K MWh
Latest Month
451.1K MWh
Annual Generation
34.3%
Capacity Factor
2015
$1,640/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $246.0M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BRISCOE_WIND
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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