Helena Wind
Ørsted · Bee County · ERCOT
Helena Wind is the 268.2 MW wind component of Ørsted's Helena Energy Center in Bee County, Texas. Ørsted completed the full 518 MW co-located project in June 2024 after adding the separate 250 MWAC Sparta Solar facility.
Overview
Key fields
- Wind capacity
- 268.2 MW
EIA
- Wind commissioning
- Q2 2022
Ørsted
- Combined project
- 518 MW
268 MW wind · 250 MWAC solar
- Registry anchor
- Plant 63738
Helena Wind, LLC
Resource stack
- 3 resources
FOXTROT_UNIT1 · FOXTROT_UNIT2
Profile
- Grid role
- Wind generation co-located with the separate Sparta Solar facility.
- Date scope
- Wind commissioned Q2 2022; the combined energy center was completed in June 2024.
Structured profile
- Wind capacity
- 268.2 MW
EIA
- Current owner and developer
- Ørsted
Ørsted
- Co-located solar
- Sparta Solar · 250 MWAC
Separate EIA asset
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEL | 268.2 MW 268.2 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Jun 2022 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 268.2 MW
- National rank
- #121
- TX rank
- #41
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
ERCOT disclosed dispatch
3 ERCOT market resources · Wind
Generation
3 mo through May 22, 2026Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through May 22, 2026
Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending May 22, 2026
Generation from ERCOT's 60-Day SCED Disclosure (≈60-day lag), summed over this site's market resources.
Grid and market context
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Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Land and environmental record
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Project company and EIA registered operator | Helena Wind, LLC | EIA May 2026 generator inventory |
| Current owner and developer | Ørsted Helena completion | |
| Market resources | FOXTROT_UNIT1, FOXTROT_UNIT2, FOXTROT_UNIT3 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-63738 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/helena-wind. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator HEL with this operating date.
- Google Agreement AnnouncedØrsted and ...
Ørsted announced a 150 MW, 15-year Google PPA.
- Combined energy center completedØrsted Hele...
Ørsted announced completion of the 518 MW wind-and-solar center.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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