# Los Vientos Windpower III

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/los-vientos-windpower-iii

Duke Energy Renewables Services · Starr County · ERCOT

Los Vientos Windpower III is a wind power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Starr County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 59320. Duke Energy Renewables Services is the registered plant entity or operator. It participates in the ERCOT energy market.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Physical build:** 100 × Vestas V110-2.0 MW onshore wind turbines installed (200 MW total). Project construction contractor: Wanzek Construction; Vestas provided three-year O&M service agreement at commissioning.

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 59320 — Duke Energy Renewables Services · Starr County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Los Vientos Windpower III is operating.
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — LV3_UNIT_1

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Los Vientos Windpower III is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Starr County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Duke Energy Renewables Services · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Starr County
- **Owner:** Los Vientos Windpower III, LLC (owned/operated within Duke Energy Renewables portfolio) — The plant directory shows the registered owner as 'Los Vientos Windpower III, LLC' (with a listed address) and also lists Duke Energy Renewables Services as the utility/operator; the Duke Energy press release confirms Duke Energy Renewables as the developer/owner-operator organization. The owner_name field therefore reflects the registered project LLC and the Duke Energy Renewables portfolio relationship. · confidence: medium

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Los Vientos Windpower III, LLC — Registered entity associated with Los Vientos Windpower III.
- **Operator:** Duke Energy Renewables Services — Operator associated with Los Vientos Windpower III. ([source](https://www.duke-energy.com/))
- **Equipment OEM:** Vestas — Equipment OEM associated with Los Vientos Windpower III. ([source](https://www.vestas.com/))

## Sources

- [Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) in...](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/02/12/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_December2024.pdf) — ercot.com · regulatory — Feb 13, 2025 —. (ERCOT Protocols) and information from resource developers/owners and transmission companies. LOS VIENTOS III WIND. LV3_UNIT_1. WT. WIND-O.
- [Duke Energy to build Los Vientos V wind power project in Texas | Duke Energy | News Center](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-to-build-los-vientos-v-wind-power-project-in-texas) — news.duke-energy.com · other — Los Vientos III Windpower Project, Starr County, 200 MW under construction
- [Holland & Hart Counsels Duke Energy in Purchase of...](https://www.hollandhart.com/Duke-Energy-Renewables) — hollandhart.com · other — Sep 27, 2013 — Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the Los
- [Duke Energy and Austin Energy Complete Los Vientos III...](https://www.tdworld.com/renewables/article/20965336/duke-energy-and-austin-energy-complete-los-vientos-iii-wind-power-project) — tdworld.com · other — May 13, 2015 — Vestas supplied 100 V110-2.0 MW turbines for Los Vientos III and will service the project under a three-year operations and maintenance

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:31.474Z
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