Mesquite Creek Wind
Duke Energy Renewables Services · Dawson County · ERCOT
Mesquite Creek Wind is a 211.2 MW onshore wind facility spanning Dawson and Borden counties in West Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 59332, with Duke Energy Renewables Services as the registered operator and April 2015 as the service month. Duke's 2015 announcement describes 118 GE 1.7 MW turbines, a 50% Duke interest alongside Sumitomo, and a 20-year agreement under which Mars purchases the plant's power and renewable-energy credits.
Overview
Key fields
- Operating capacity
- 211.2 MW
EIA
- Wind turbines
- 118
GE 1.7 MW
- PPA term
- 20 years
Mars
- Settlement point
- MESQCRK_ALL
ERCOT settlement point.
- Resource stack
- 2 resources
MESQCRK_WND1 · MESQCRK_WND2
- Registry anchor
- Plant 59332
Duke Energy Renewables Services
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation spanning Dawson and Borden counties.
- Equipment
- 118 GE 1.7 MW turbines.
- 2015 ownership
- Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo each held 50%.
- Offtake
- Mars purchases power and renewable-energy credits under a 20-year agreement.
Structured profile
- Operating capacity
- 211.2 MW
EIA
- Equipment
- 118 GE 1.7 MW turbines
Duke Energy
- Registered operator
- Duke Energy Renewables Services
EIA
- Power purchaser
- Mars
Duke Energy
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCRK | 211.2 MW 211.2 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Apr 2015 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 211.2 MW
- National rank
- #208
- TX rank
- #70
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
2 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 recordsInterconnection record
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project company | Mesquite Creek Wind LLC | EIA May 2026 generator inventory |
| EIA registered operator; 50% owner disclosed in 2015 | Duke Mesquite Creek announcement | |
| 50% co-owner disclosed in 2015 | Duke Mesquite Creek announcement | |
| Market resources | MESQCRK_WND1, MESQCRK_WND2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-59332 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/mesquite-creek-wind. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Windpower II | 351.8 MW | OK |
| Pisgah Ridge Solar, LLC | 250 MW | TX |
| Mesquite Creek WindCurrent | 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
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator MSCRK with this operating date.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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