Midway Wind, LLC
Sammons Renewable Energy · San Patricio County · ERCOT
Midway Wind, LLC is an EIA-listed onshore wind turbine facility with 162.9 MW in San Patricio County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 61776. Midway Wind, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Sammons Renewable Energy acquired the project from Apex Clean Energy in 2018. Commercial operation is supported in 2018.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 162.9 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 61776
Midway Wind, LLC · San Patricio County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Midway Wind, LLC is operating.
- Commercial operation
- 2018
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Resource stack
- 1 resource
MIDWIND_UNIT1
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- Midway Wind, LLC (EIA Plant ID 61776) — 162.9 MW onshore wind power plant comprising 47 Siemens Gamesa G132 / SG 3.4-132 wind turbines (3.465 MW each).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 162.9 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- 2018
- Operating status
- operating
Midway Wind, LLC is operating.
- Location
- San Patricio County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Midway Wind, LLC
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · San Patricio County
- Owner
- Sammons Renewable Energy
These statements identify Sammons Renewable Energy as the public owner.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWY | 162.9 MW 162.9 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Aug 2019 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 162.9 MW
- National rank
- #402
- TX rank
- #131
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
1 ERCOT market resource · 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
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
Nearby 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Midway Wind, LLC | Local EIA-anchored Ask the Grid entity record. |
| Developer | Prior owner; sold the project to Sammons Renewable Energy in 2018. | |
| Construction contractor | Equipment OEM associated with Midway Wind, LLC. | |
| Market resources | MIDWIND_UNIT1 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-61776 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/midway-wind-llc. |
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
- Planned Commercial OperationSource
Developer announced the project was expected to begin commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2018.
- Turbine Configuration AnnouncedSource
Developer stated the project comprises 47 Siemens Gamesa 3.465 MW (SG 3.4-132) onshore wind turbines.
- Asset Management ArrangementSource
Franklin Park Investments will manage the Midway project on behalf of Sammons Renewable Energy.
- Ownership TransactionSammons Ren...
Apex Clean Energy sold the 162.9 MW Midway Wind project (Midway Wind, LLC) to Sammons Renewable Energy; Apex provided construction and asset management and Franklin Park will manage the asset on behalf of Sammons.
- Sale announced / ownership transferSource
Apex Clean Energy announced the sale of the Midway Wind project to Sammons Renewable Energy; Apex to provide construction and asset management services for the project.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator MIDWY 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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