# Wake Wind Energy Center

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/wake-wind-energy-center

Southern Power · Crosby and Floyd counties · ERCOT

Wake Wind Energy Center is a 257.3 MW wind facility in Crosby and Floyd counties, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 58766, with service beginning in October 2016 and Southern Power as the registered operator.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT.

## Metrics

- **EIA capacity:** 257.3 MW — Nameplate
- **Net summer capacity:** 257 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Operating month:** Oct 2016 — EIA
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 58766 — Southern Power

## Facts

- **EIA capacity:** 257.3 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Controlling owner:** Southern Power — Southern Power · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Portfolio sole lead arranger, administrative agent, and lender:** Morgan Stanley — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Wake Wind Energy Center. ([source](https://www.morganstanley.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.
- [Southern Power Wake acquisition](https://www.southerncompany.com/newsroom/clean-energy/2016-10-28-wake-wind.html) — Southern Power · official — Controlling-interest acquisition and facility context.
- [Invenergy Wake financing](https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-completes-project-financing-for-wake-wind-energy-center-in-texas) — Invenergy · official — Turbine rating, financing parties, and construction contractors.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/wake-wind-energy-center
Website: [Southern Power](https://www.southerncompany.com/newsroom/clean-energy/2016-10-28-wake-wind.html)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:58.276Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/