# Los Vientos Windpower IV

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

Starr County · ERCOT

Los Vientos Windpower IV is a wind power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Starr County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 59321. Commercial operation began on July 8, 2016.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Physical build:** Los Vientos Windpower IV (200 MW) — Vestas supplied and installed 100 V110-2.0 MW onshore wind turbines (100 × 2.0 MW).

## 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 59321 — Starr County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating
- **Commercial operation:** July 8, 2016 — Best-supported operating milestone.
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — LV4_UNIT_1

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Commercial operation:** July 8, 2016 · confidence: medium
- **Operating status:** operating — Los Vientos Windpower IV is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Starr County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Starr County
- **Owner:** Duke Energy Renewables (Duke Energy) — Project summaries and press coverage state the facility is owned by Duke Energy and that Duke Energy Renewables developed/completed the Los Vientos phases; these texts directly support listing Duke Energy Renewables (Duke Energy) as the public owner. · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Equipment OEM:** Vestas (V110-2.0 MW) — Equipment OEM associated with Los Vientos Windpower IV. ([source](https://www.vestas.com/))

## Sources

- [Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) in...](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2020/05/13/CapacityDemandandReserveReport_May2020.pdf) — ercot.com · regulatory — May 13, 2020 — Any non-synchronous transmission interconnection between ERCOT and non-ERCOT electric power systems. LV4_UNIT_1. STARR. WIND-O. SOUTH. 2016.
- [Duke Energy and Austin Energy reach milestones with...](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/duke-energy-and-austin-energy-reach-milestones-with-completion-of-los-vientos-iii-wind-power-project) — news.duke-energy.com · other — May 12, 2015 — Austin Energy also will purchase the output of the 200-MW Los Vientos IV wind farm under construction in Starr County, with an expected
- [V110-2.0 MW™](https://www.vestas.com/en/energy-solutions/onshore-wind-turbines/2-mw-platform/V110-2-0-mw) — vestas.com · other — The V110-2.0 MW® IEC IIIA delivers a notable rotor-to-generator ratio producing a remarkable capacity and yield at low- and medium-wind sites

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:31.549Z
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