Spinning Spur Wind III
Boralex · Oldham County · ERCOT
Spinning Spur Wind III is a wind power facility with 194 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Oldham County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 58775. Boralex US Operations LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Commercial operation began in September 2015.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 194 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 58775
Boralex US Operations LLC · Oldham County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Spinning Spur Wind III is operating.
- Commercial operation
- September 2015
Best-supported operating milestone.
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- Spinning Spur Wind III — 194 MW installed capacity; 97 Vestas V100/2MW onshore wind turbines (project commissioned September 2015).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 194 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- September 2015
- Operating status
- operating
Spinning Spur Wind III is operating.
- Operator
- Boralex US Operations LLC
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Oldham County
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 194 MW 194 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Sep 2015 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 194 MW
- National rank
- #350
- TX rank
- #110
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
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grid selection | plant:plant-58775 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/spinning-spur-wind-iii. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt County | 250 MW | NM |
| TX Hereford Wind | 200 MW | TX |
| Longhorn Wind | 200 MW | TX |
| Spinning Spur Wind IIICurrent | 194 MW | TX |
| LaFayette Solar Farm | 79.2 MW | AL |
| Five Points Solar Park | 60 MW | CA |
| Milo Wind Project LLC | 50 MW | NM |
| Kettleman Solar -Centaurus | 20 MW | CA |
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 GEN1 with this operating date.
- Commercial operation / CommissioningBlackRock C...
Spinning Spur Wind III commissioned and first unit came online in September 2015; EIA/plant records list first unit online September 1, 2015 and owner pages record commissioning in 2015.
- 50% equity closed to BlackRock-managed fundBlackRock C...
EDF Renewables closed a transaction in November 2015 by which a BlackRock-managed fund acquired a 50% interest in the 194 MW Spinning Spur 3 project.
Sources
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