# Desert Sky

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/desert-sky

AEP Renewables · Pecos County · ERCOT

Desert Sky is an EIA-listed onshore wind turbine facility with 167.7 MW in Pecos County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 55992. AEP Renewables is the current owner; Desert Sky Wind Farm LP is the registered plant entity or operator.

## Profile

- **Operating status:** Desert Sky is currently operating.
- **Market node:** PECOS · 345 kV · LCRA Transmission Services Corporation.
- **Physical build:** Desert Sky Wind Farm (EIA Plant ID 55992) — commissioned 2002 in Pecos County, TX.
- **Financing:** Original project financing was reported in 2003 as a project finance package of about $178.3 million arranged by Fortis Capital with co-arrangers including Dexia (May 2003).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 167.7 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55992 — Desert Sky Wind Farm LP · Pecos County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Desert Sky is currently operating.
- **Settlement point:** INDNENR_1_RN — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Resource stack:** 4 resources — DSKYWND1_UNIT_1A · DSKYWND1_UNIT_1B · DSKYWND2_UNIT_2A

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 167.7 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Desert Sky is currently operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Pecos County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Desert Sky Wind Farm LP · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Pecos County

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Desert Sky Wind Farm LP — Operator associated with Desert Sky.
- **Owner / developer:** Invenergy LLC ([source](https://www.invenergy.com/))

## Sources

- [Electric Power Monthly - U.S. Energy Information...](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_04_a) — eia.gov · regulatory — Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government. Electric Power Monthly Data … 55,992 54,196 Arkansas. Commercial, Industrial, and Transportation sectors.
- [Completed](https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0611-0012/attachment_9.xls) — downloads.regulations.gov · regulatory — Interconnection Status Report; AEP Desert Sky (Indian Mesa II) Iraan Pecos Wind 160
- [TitlePage](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/02/12/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_December2024.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Feb 12, 2025 — DSKYWND2_UNIT_2A WT WIND-O OPER CONV PECOS WEST 44616
- [TitlePage](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2022/05/16/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_May2022.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — May 16, 2022 — A DSKYWND1_UNIT_1A PECOS WIND-O WEST
- [Desert Sky Wind Farm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Sky_Wind_Farm) — en.wikipedia.org · other — The Desert Sky Wind Farm is a 160.5 megawatt (MW) wind power station near the far West Texas town of Iraan, in Pecos County. The wind farm consists of 107 GE

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Website: [AEP Renewables](https://www.aeprenewables.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:12.121Z
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