# Shannon Wind

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

Shannon Wind LLC · Clay County · ERCOT

Shannon Wind is a 204 MW onshore wind facility in Clay County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 59034, operated by Shannon Wind LLC with a December 2015 service month. At operation, Alterra Power and Starwood Energy each held a 50% sponsor interest.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale onshore wind generation in North Texas.
- **Equipment:** 119 GE 1.71 MW turbines with 103-meter rotors.
- **Construction:** Mortenson served as engineering, procurement and construction contractor.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 204 MW — EIA
- **Wind turbines:** 119 — GE 1.71 MW
- **Settlement point:** SHANNONW_RN — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — SHANNONW_UNIT_1
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 59034 — Shannon Wind LLC

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 204 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 119 GE 1.71 MW turbines — Project sponsors · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Shannon Wind LLC — EIA · confidence: high
- **EPC contractor:** Mortenson — Project sponsors · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Shannon Wind LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **50% sponsor interest at commercial operation:** Starwood Energy — Shannon Wind operation announcement ([source](https://www.starwoodenergygroup.com/))
- **Engineering, procurement and construction contractor:** Mortenson — Shannon Wind operation announcement ([source](https://www.mortenson.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.
- [Shannon Wind operation announcement](https://www.starwoodcapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Alterra-Power-Starwood-Energy.pdf) — Alterra Power and Starwood Energy · official — Commercial operation, sponsors, equipment, EPC contractor and energy contract.

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Website: [Shannon Wind](https://www.starwoodcapital.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Alterra-Power-Starwood-Energy.pdf)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:47.978Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/