Palo Duro Wind
Palo Duro Wind · Ochiltree County · ERCOT
Palo Duro Wind is an operating wind facility in Ochiltree County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports one generator under Plant ID 59475 at 282.3 MW nameplate and summer capability, with service beginning in December 2014 and Palo Duro Wind as the registered operator. NextEra's 2014 transaction records describe the originally acquired project as approximately 250 MW and backed by a 20-year power-purchase agreement. The current EIA rating and historical project rating are shown separately because the reviewed public sources do not establish the reason for the difference.
Overview
Key fields
- Current EIA capacity
- 282.3 MW
May 2026
- Historical project rating
- ~250 MW
2014 transaction record
- Operating month
- Dec 2014
EIA
- Registry anchor
- Plant 59475
Palo Duro Wind
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT.
- Current registry capacity
- 282.3 MW nameplate and summer capability in EIA May 2026.
- Historical project rating
- Approximately 250 MW in NextEra's 2014 acquisition record.
Structured profile
- Current nameplate
- 282.3 MW
EIA
- Historical acquired rating
- ~250 MW
NextEra 2014
- Registered operator
- Palo Duro Wind
EIA
- Historical revenue contract
- 20-year PPA
NextEra 2014
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE1.7 | 282.3 MW 282.3 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Dec 2014 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 282.3 MW
- National rank
- #111
- TX rank
- #37
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project company and EIA registered operator | Palo Duro Wind | EIA May 2026 generator inventory |
| 2014 project acquirer | NextEra Palo Duro transaction filing | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-59475 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/palo-duro-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
- Project entered service and acquisition closedNextEra Pal...
EIA reports December 2014 service; NextEra's filing records the 2014 acquisition.
Sources
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