# Helena Wind

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/helena-wind

Ørsted · Bee County · ERCOT

Helena Wind is the 268.2 MW wind component of Ørsted's Helena Energy Center in Bee County, Texas. Ørsted completed the full 518 MW co-located project in June 2024 after adding the separate 250 MWAC Sparta Solar facility.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Wind generation co-located with the separate Sparta Solar facility.
- **Date scope:** Wind commissioned Q2 2022; the combined energy center was completed in June 2024.

## Metrics

- **Wind capacity:** 268.2 MW — EIA
- **Wind commissioning:** Q2 2022 — Ørsted
- **Combined project:** 518 MW — 268 MW wind · 250 MWAC solar
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 63738 — Helena Wind, LLC

## Facts

- **Wind capacity:** 268.2 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Current owner and developer:** Ørsted — Ørsted · confidence: high
- **Co-located solar:** Sparta Solar · 250 MWAC — Separate EIA asset · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Helena Wind, LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Current owner and developer:** Ørsted — Ørsted Helena completion ([source](https://orsted.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [Ørsted Helena completion](https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2024/06/orsted-completes-construction-of-combined-wind-and-1390515311) — Ørsted · official — Current ownership, wind and solar scopes, combined completion, turbine count, and operating status.
- [Ørsted and Google PPA](https://orsted.com/en/media/newsroom/news/2023/04/20230403659711) — Ørsted · official — 150 MW capacity and 15-year term.

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Website: [Ørsted](https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2024/06/orsted-completes-construction-of-combined-wind-and-1390515311)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:24.619Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/