Los Vientos V Wind Power

OperatingWind

Ranked #204 of 252 Wind plants in TX#654 of 1444 nationally

110 MW Wind operating in Starr, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

110 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

26.3999, -98.5726

County

Starr, TX

Nearby Plants

Rising Star Solar
Solar500 MW · 4.7 km
Los Vientos Windpower III
Wind200 MW · 9.0 km
Regis Continental
BESS9.9 MW · 13.3 km

Status

as of 6y 10m ago

Latest milestoneCOD achievedWindpower Engineering & Development · 2016-08-04

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Duke Energy Renewables Services	Duke Energy	—
Owner(s)	Los Vientos Windpower V, LLC	Duke Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperDuke Energy RenewablesWindpower Engineering & Development · 2016-08-04

PartnerNRG SystemseeNews Europe · 2019-07-03

About

Los Vientos V Wind Power is a 110 MW wind power plant located in Starr County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned by Duke Energy. Duke Energy Renewables Services is the operator. The facility consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. It is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority within the TRE NERC region.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 95 meters and a rotor diameter of 110 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V110-2.0. In its most recent year of operation, Los Vientos V Wind Power generated 233,607 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.2%. The plant ranks 198th out of 200 wind facilities in Texas and 645th out of 734 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

EPC contractorWanzek ConstructionWindpower Engineering & Development · 2016-08-04

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

ERCOT

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

TRE — Texas Reliability Entity

Balancing Authority

Generation

5.9K MWh

Latest Month

233.6K MWh

Annual Generation

24.2%

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: $180.4M

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

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Liston Substation · 138 kV

Substation Distance

0 km

Operator

American Electric Power

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

LV5_UNIT1

Pricing Hub

HB_SOUTH

Alt. Hub / Zone

LZ_SOUTH

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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