Monte Cristo 1

OperatingWind

Ranked #67 of 252 Wind plants in TX#198 of 1444 nationally

238.5 MW Wind operating in Hidalgo, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEM

238.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2025

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

26.4615, -98.2859

County

Hidalgo, TX

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Terra-Gen	—
Owner(s)	Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind	Terra-Gen	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Terra-Gen

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

About

Monte Cristo 1 is a 238.5 MW wind power plant located in Hidalgo County, Texas. The plant utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of a single generator. It is operated by Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind. The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND).

Monte Cristo 1 operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. The plant is ranked as the 61st largest in Texas out of 200 plants and 193rd nationally out of 734 plants. There have been 10 news articles related to the plant, with 6 focusing on deals and 4 on industry news.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

ERCOT

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

TRE — Texas Reliability Entity

Balancing Authority

Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta

Monte Cristo 1 WindERCOT-19INR0054

ActiveWind234.5 MWercotLBNL + Live

Queued: Apr 2017COD: Feb 2026at Tap 345kV #8574 Pomelo - #8383 North Edinburg Ckt 2

Details

Generation

49.9K MWh

Latest Month

—

Annual Generation

—

Capacity Factor

Financial Data

EIA Avg CostEIA Construction Cost AveragesMEDIUM

2023

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$1,468/kW

Est. Construction Cost

Total estimated cost: $350.1M

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

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

MONTECR1_RN

Pricing Hub

HB_SOUTH

Alt. Hub / Zone

LZ_SOUTH

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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Ownership Chain