# Panther Creek Wind Farm Three

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/panther-creek-wind-farm-three

RWE Clean Energy · Sterling County · ERCOT

Panther Creek Wind Farm Three is a 215.5 MW wind facility in Sterling County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating aggregate generator under Plant ID 56979, with 231.5 MW of net summer capability, service beginning in August 2009 and RWE Clean Energy as the registered operator. RWE reports 133 GE turbines and a 2021 repower that installed longer blades and upgraded gearboxes to improve production and extend the facility's life.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation and the third phase of the Panther Creek complex.
- **Capacity scope:** 215.5 MW EIA nameplate · 231.5 MW EIA net summer capability.
- **Equipment:** 133 GE wind turbines.
- **Repower:** Longer blades and upgraded gearboxes installed during the 2021 life-extension program.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 215.5 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Net summer capability:** 231.5 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Turbines:** 133 — GE
- **Operating month:** Aug 2009 — EIA and RWE
- **Repower:** 2021 — Longer blades · gearbox upgrades
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56979 — RWE Clean Energy

## Facts

- **Nameplate capacity:** 215.5 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Net summer capability:** 231.5 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 133 GE turbines — RWE · confidence: high
- **Repower:** 2021 — RWE · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **EIA registered operator and owner:** RWE Clean Energy — EIA May 2026 generator inventory ([source](https://americas.rwe.com/))
- **Turbine supplier and repower partner:** GE Renewable Energy — RWE Panther Creek III repower announcement ([source](https://www.gevernova.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.
- [RWE Panther Creek III repower announcement](https://www.rwe.com/en/press/rwe-renewables/2021-04-26-rwe-us-onshore-wind-farm-panther-creek-III-undergoes-repower/) — RWE · official — Turbine count operating date repower scope and recycling partner.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:39.008Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/