Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC
Southern Power · Donley County · ERCOT
Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC is an EIA-listed onshore wind turbine facility with 174.0 MW in Donley County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 60657. Southern Power is documented as the owner; EDF Renewables developed the project. The facility uses V100 turbines. Commercial operation began in December 2016.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 174 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 60657
Southern Power Co · Donley County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC is operating.
- Commercial operation
- November 2016
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Resource stack
- 2 resources
SALTFORK_UNIT1 · SALTFORK_UNIT2
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- Salt Fork Wind Project: 87 wind turbines supplied by Vestas (V100, 2.0 MW each). Each turbine is mounted on an ~80-meter tower with a 100-meter rotor; turbines are electrically connected in parallel to the main power transformer where energy is converted from 34.5 kV to 345 kV for interconnection.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 174 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- November 2016
- Operating status
- operating
Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC is operating.
- Location
- Donley County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Donley County
- Owner
- Southern Power
These authoritative sources together establish the public owner name.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 174 MW 174 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Dec 2016 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 174 MW
- National rank
- #378
- TX rank
- #121
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Current owner; acquired the project from EDF Renewable Energy in 2016. | |
| EPC contractor | EPC contractor associated with Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC. | |
| Equipment OEM | Equipment OEM associated with Salt Fork Wind Project, LLC. | |
| Market resources | SALTFORK_UNIT1, SALTFORK_UNIT2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-60657 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/salt-fork-wind-project-llc. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle | 1,995.7 MW | AL |
| E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | 1,304 MW | AL |
| Wansley Combined Cycle | 1,239 MW | GA |
| Rowan | 1,192 MW | NC |
| Dahlberg | 919 MW | GA |
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | 736 MW | NC |
| Edward L. Addison Generating Plant | 701.2 MW | GA |
| Deuel Harvest Wind Energy LLC | 300 MW | SD |
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
- Construction (EPC) and equipment supplierSource
Blattner Energy served as EPC contractor for construction and turbines were supplied by Vestas‑American Wind Technology Inc.
- Acquisition announced by ownerSource
Southern Power announced acquisition of the approximately 174 MW Salt Fork Wind Facility in November 2016.
- Commercial operation (owner/developer statements)Source
Southern Power and EDF stated the facility achieved commercial operation in November 2016.
- Acquisition ClosedEDF Renewab...
Southern Power closed on Purchase and Sale Agreements to acquire 100% ownership interest in the 174 MW Salt Fork Wind Project.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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