Los Vientos Wind 1A
Cameron County · ERCOT
Los Vientos Wind 1A is a wind power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Cameron County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 57751. Duke Energy Renewables Services is the public owner or sponsor. The facility uses SWT-2.3-108 turbines. Commercial operation began in December 2012.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 57751
Cameron County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
- Commercial operation
- December 2012
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Project financing
- $110M
North American Development Bank (NADBank) certified Los Vientos Windpower 1A on May 25, 2012 and lists a NADBank loan of US$110 million to the project; NADBank names Duke Energy Renewables as project sponsor.
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- Installation of 87 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 onshore wind turbines (87 × 2.3 MW). Project scope listings also cite turbine erection, foundations, collection system, SCADA, substation, and transmission lines.
- Financing
- North American Development Bank (NADBank) certified Los Vientos Windpower 1A on May 25, 2012 and lists a NADBank loan of US$110 million to the project; NADBank names Duke Energy Renewables as project sponsor.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- December 2012
- Operating status
- operating
Los Vientos Wind 1A is operating.
- Location
- Cameron County
ERCOT
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Cameron County
- Owner
- Duke Energy Renewables Services
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 200 MW 200 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Dec 2012 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 200 MW
- National rank
- #276
- TX rank
- #93
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.
Grid and market context
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Nearby substations
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grid selection | plant:plant-57751 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/los-vientos-wind-1a. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Windpower II | 351.8 MW | OK |
| Pisgah Ridge Solar, LLC | 250 MW | TX |
| Mesquite Creek Wind | 211.2 MW | TX |
| Ledyard Windpower, LLC | 207 MW | IA |
| Mesteno | 201.6 MW | TX |
| Los Vientos Wind 1B | 201.6 MW | TX |
| Rambler | 200 MW | TX |
| Los Vientos Windpower IV | 200 MW | TX |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Sponsor / developer identifiedLos Vientos...
NADBank and Duke Energy materials name Duke Energy Renewables as the project sponsor/developer for Los Vientos Wind 1A.
- NADBank certification / project financeLos Vientos...
NADBank certified the Los Vientos Windpower 1A project and records US$110M in NADBank loan funds; Duke Energy Renewables is named as sponsor in the NADBank record.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
Sources
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