# King Mountain Wind Ranch 1

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/king-mountain-wind-ranch-1

NextEra Energy Resources · Upton County · ERCOT

King Mountain Wind Ranch is an early utility-scale wind project in Upton County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports one 278 MW operating generator under Plant ID 55581; Cielo Wind rates the full project at 279 MW. Cielo reports commercial operation in December 2001, 214 Bonus Energy 1.3 MW turbines, four 138 kV substations, and an 18.3-mile transmission line. NextEra Energy Resources is the majority owner.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale West Texas wind generation.
- **Capacity scope:** 278 MW in EIA; 279 MW on Cielo Wind's project page.
- **Equipment:** 214 Bonus Energy 1.3 MW turbines.
- **Interconnection:** Four 138 kV substations and an 18.3-mile transmission line.

## Metrics

- **EIA capacity:** 278 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Company rating:** 279 MW — Cielo Wind
- **Turbines:** 214 — Bonus Energy 1.3 MW
- **Commercial operation:** Dec 2001 — Cielo Wind
- **Settlement points:** 2 — KINGE_ALL · KINGW_ALL
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55581 — FPL Energy Upton Wind LP

## Facts

- **EIA capacity:** 278 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Company rating:** 279 MW — Cielo Wind · confidence: high
- **Majority owner:** NextEra Energy Resources — Cielo Wind · confidence: high
- **Developer:** Texas Wind Power — Cielo Wind affiliate · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** FPL Energy Upton Wind LP — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Majority owner:** NextEra Energy Resources — Cielo King Mountain project ([source](https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/))
- **Developer and Cielo Wind affiliate:** Texas Wind Power — Cielo King Mountain project
- **EPC contractor:** Virtus Construction — Cielo King Mountain project
- **Power purchaser:** Austin Energy — Cielo King Mountain project ([source](https://austinenergy.com/))
- **Power purchaser:** Reliant Energy — Cielo King Mountain project

## 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.
- [Cielo King Mountain project](https://www.cielowind.com/project/king-mountain-wind-ranch/) — Cielo Wind · official — Project rating, date, equipment, transmission, developer, EPC contractor, majority owner, and utilities.

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Website: [NextEra Energy Resources](https://www.cielowind.com/project/king-mountain-wind-ranch/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:28.463Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/