Los Vientos Wind 1B
Duke Energy Renewables Services · Cameron County · ERCOT
Los Vientos Wind 1B is a 201.6 MW wind facility in Cameron County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists Duke Energy Renewables Services as the registered operator and December 2012 as the service month. NADBank's exact-project record identifies 84 wind turbines rated 2.4 MW each, a 7.5-mile transmission line to ERCOT's Rio Hondo substation, Austin Energy as the power purchaser and a $110 million NADBank loan.
Overview
Key fields
- Operating capacity
- 201.6 MW
EIA and NADBank
- Wind turbines
- 84
2.4 MW each
- NADBank loan
- $110M
Exact asset
- Power purchaser
- Austin Energy
NADBank
- Commercial operation
- Dec 2012
EIA May 2026
- Registry anchor
- Plant 57752
Duke Energy Renewables Services
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale onshore wind generation serving the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
- Equipment
- 84 wind turbines rated 2.4 MW each.
- Interconnection
- 7.5-mile transmission line to ERCOT's Rio Hondo substation.
- Commercial structure
- Austin Energy purchases project output · $110 million NADBank loan.
Structured profile
- Operating capacity
- 201.6 MW
EIA and NADBank
- Equipment
- 84 × 2.4 MW wind turbines
NADBank
- Financing
- $110 million NADBank loan
NADBank
- Power purchaser
- Austin Energy
NADBank
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201.6 MW 201.6 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
- 201.6 MW
- National rank
- #242
- TX rank
- #81
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
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryRelated 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsor and EIA registered operator | NADBank Los Vientos 1B project record | |
| Portfolio $110 million project lender | Financing covers a portfolio that includes Los Vientos Wind 1B. | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-57752 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/los-vientos-wind-1b. |
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 1BCurrent | 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
- NADBank certified the projectNADBank Los...
The exact-project record reports a $110 million loan and Austin Energy offtake.
- Wind generator entered serviceEIA May 202...
EIA reports December 2012.
Sources
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