# Spinning Spur Wind III

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/spinning-spur-wind-iii

Boralex · Oldham County · ERCOT

Spinning Spur Wind III is a wind power facility with 194 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Oldham County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 58775. Boralex US Operations LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Commercial operation began in September 2015.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Physical build:** Spinning Spur Wind III — 194 MW installed capacity; 97 Vestas V100/2MW onshore wind turbines (project commissioned September 2015).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 194 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 58775 — Boralex US Operations LLC · Oldham County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Spinning Spur Wind III is operating.
- **Commercial operation:** September 2015 — Best-supported operating milestone.

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 194 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Commercial operation:** September 2015 · confidence: medium
- **Operating status:** operating — Spinning Spur Wind III is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Operator:** Boralex US Operations LLC · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Oldham County

## Sources

- [BlackRock Close on the Sale of 50 Percent Interest in...](https://www.edf-re.com/press-release/blackrock-close-sale-50-percent-interest-194-mw-spinning-spur-3-wind-project/) — edf-re.com · other — Nov 20 2015 BlackRock Close on the Sale of 50 Percent Interest in the 194 MW Spinning Spur 3 Wind Project SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK, NY (Nov 20, 2015):
- [EDF Renewables North America Divests Interest in Five...](https://www.edf-re.com/press-release/edf-renewables-north-america-divests-interest-in-five-wind-projects-totaling-447-mw-in-the-united-states/) — edf-re.com · other — Dec 29, 2022 — Boralex has acquired EDF Renewables' 50-percent ownership interests in five operating wind power projects totaling 447 megawatts (MW) in Texas and New Mexico.
- [EDF RE acquires two Texas projects totaling 394 MW](https://www.windsystemsmag.com/news/edf-re-acquires-two-texas-projects-totaling-394-mw/) — windsystemsmag.com · other — Spinning Spur 3 is located on approximately 18,000 acres in Oldham County, Texas, roughly 50 miles west of Amarillo. The project expects commercial operation by
- [Spinning Spur 3 enters commercial operation](https://www.infrastructureinvestor.com/spinning-spur-3-enters-commercial-operation/) — infrastructureinvestor.com · other — . Vestas V-100 2 MW wind turbines began in October 2014.

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Website: [Boralex](https://www.boralex.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:50.172Z
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