Route 66 Wind Plant
Carson County · ERCOT
Route 66 Wind Plant is a wind power facility with 150 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Carson County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 58681. Onward Energy is the registered plant entity or operator.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 150 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 58681
Onward Energy · Carson County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Route 66 Wind Plant is operating.
- Settlement point
- ROUTE66_RN
ERCOT settlement point.
- Resource stack
- 1 resource
ROUTE_66_WIND1
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Market node
- ROUTE_66 · 345 kV.
- Physical build
- 150 MW onshore wind plant installed with 75 Vestas V110-2.0 MW turbines (75 × 2.0 MW = 150 MW). Mortenson was selected as EPC for the project. Owner / operator: Onward Energy. Plant began operations in 2015.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 150 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operating status
- operating
Route 66 Wind Plant is operating.
- Location
- Carson County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Onward Energy
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Carson County
- Owner
- Onward Energy
The registry extract for plant code 58681 lists 'Onward Energy' as the utility/owner for Route 66 Wind Plant. The Onward Energy corporate website establishes the operator's official domain and corporate identity.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT661 | 150 MW 150 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Aug 2015 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 150 MW
- National rank
- #444
- TX rank
- #145
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
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner / operator | Owner / developer associated with Route 66 Wind Plant. | |
| Market resources | ROUTE_66_WIND1 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-58681 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/route-66-wind-plant. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| South Plains II | 300 MW | TX |
| RE Maplewood | 250 MW | TX |
| Twiggs Solar | 204 MW | GA |
| Bingham Wind | 186 MW | ME |
| Route 66 Wind PlantCurrent | 150 MW | TX |
| Oakfield Wind Project | 148 MW | ME |
| Comanche Solar | 120 MW | CO |
| Palouse | 105.3 MW | WA |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioTimeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator RT661 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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