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50.4 MW Wind operating in Floyd, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
50.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
34.0017, -101.2318
County
Floyd, TX
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cotton Plains Wind I, LLC | Apex Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Cotton Plains Wind I, LLC | Northleaf Capital Partners | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Northleaf Capital Partners
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Cotton Plains Wind Farm is a 50.4 MW wind power plant located in Floyd County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by Cotton Plains Wind I, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The facility uses GE Wind GE2.4-107 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 107 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In its most recent year of operation, Cotton Plains Wind Farm generated 181,894 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.2%. The plant ranks 224th out of 245 wind facilities in Texas and 926th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
20.6K MWh
Latest Month
181.9K MWh
Annual Generation
41.2%
Capacity Factor
2017
$1,486/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $74.9M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
COTPLNS_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP