Castle Gap Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #120 of 252 Wind plants in TX#382 of 1444 nationally

196.8 MW Wind operating in Mills, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEM

196.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

31.3938, -98.3594

County

Mills, TX

Nearby Plants

Brady Wind Energy Center
Wind150 MW · 12.1 km
Priddy Wind Project
Wind302.4 MW · 22.8 km

Status

as of 2y 6m ago

Project statusOperationalPower Technology · 2023-11-14

Ownership & Operator

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	Castle Gap Wind Power, LLC	Swift Current Energy	—
Owner(s)	Castle Gap Wind Power, LLC	Swift Current Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Swift Current Energy

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Castle Gap Wind is a 196.8 MW wind power plant located in Mills County, Texas. The facility, owned and operated by Castle Gap Wind Power, LLC, commenced operations in 2023. It consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology. The plant uses Nordex N149/4.8 wind turbines, characterized by a 149-meter rotor diameter and a hub height of 108 meters.

In its most recent year of operation, Castle Gap Wind generated 632,524 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.7%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. Castle Gap Wind ranks as the 114th largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 374th nationally out of 734.

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