Query
King Mountain Wind Ranch 1
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
King Mountain Wind Ranch 1
State
WA
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-17T21:19:32.496Z

Briefing on King Mountain Wind Ranch 1

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
278 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2001
Operating since
1
Generators
23.5%
Capacity factor
573 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

King Mountain Wind Ranch 1 is a 278 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

King Mountain Wind Ranch 1 is reported in Texas since 2001 under NextEra Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 23.5% capacity factor and 573 GWh annual generation; $1895/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Upton, Texas
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
NextEra Energy
Operator
FPL Energy Upton Wind LP
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
55581

What stands out

1

King Mountain Wind Ranch 1 is a 278 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 23.5% capacity factor and 573 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $1895/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “NextEra Energy ranked No. 1 in its industry on Fortune's list of 'World's Most Admired Companies'” (NextEra Energy Newsroom, 2025-01-30).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#44 of 252
National rank
#142 of 1,442

Why it matters

For this asset in ERCOT (Texas), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.