# Mesquite Creek Wind

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

Duke Energy Renewables Services · Dawson County · ERCOT

Mesquite Creek Wind is a 211.2 MW onshore wind facility spanning Dawson and Borden counties in West Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 59332, with Duke Energy Renewables Services as the registered operator and April 2015 as the service month. Duke's 2015 announcement describes 118 GE 1.7 MW turbines, a 50% Duke interest alongside Sumitomo, and a 20-year agreement under which Mars purchases the plant's power and renewable-energy credits.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation spanning Dawson and Borden counties.
- **Equipment:** 118 GE 1.7 MW turbines.
- **2015 ownership:** Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo each held 50%.
- **Offtake:** Mars purchases power and renewable-energy credits under a 20-year agreement.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 211.2 MW — EIA
- **Wind turbines:** 118 — GE 1.7 MW
- **PPA term:** 20 years — Mars
- **Settlement point:** MESQCRK_ALL — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Resource stack:** 2 resources — MESQCRK_WND1 · MESQCRK_WND2
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 59332 — Duke Energy Renewables Services

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 211.2 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 118 GE 1.7 MW turbines — Duke Energy · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Duke Energy Renewables Services — EIA · confidence: high
- **Power purchaser:** Mars — Duke Energy · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company:** Mesquite Creek Wind LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **EIA registered operator; 50% owner disclosed in 2015:** Duke Energy Renewables Services — Duke Mesquite Creek announcement ([source](https://www.duke-energy.com/))
- **50% co-owner disclosed in 2015:** Sumitomo Corporation of Americas — Duke Mesquite Creek announcement ([source](https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/us/))

## 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.
- [Duke Mesquite Creek announcement](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/life-just-got-a-little-sweeter-for-duke-energy-renewables) — Duke Energy · official — Capacity, turbine count, ownership, operation month and Mars offtake.

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Website: [Duke Energy](https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/life-just-got-a-little-sweeter-for-duke-energy-renewables)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:33.439Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/