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142.5 MW Wind operating in Howard, TX
142.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.0456, -101.4284
County
Howard, TX
Nearby Plants
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Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | RWE Clean Energy | RWE Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | RWE Renewables | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables
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Panther Creek Wind Farm I is a 142.5 MW wind power plant located in Howard County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2008 and utilizes a single generator comprised of multiple onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 91 meters. The turbines were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.62-91. Big Sky Wind, LLC is listed as the operator per EIA data.
The plant's latest annual generation was 528,849 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 42.3%. Panther Creek Wind Farm I operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Available financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh. The plant is ranked 175th out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 552nd out of 734 wind plants nationally.
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ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
345.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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42.3K MWh
Latest Month
528.8K MWh
Annual Generation
42.3%
Capacity Factor
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Big Sky Wind, LLC · Data from 2023–2025
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Panther Creek Wind 1 Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
E.ON
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
PC_NORTH_1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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E.ON Climate & Renewables North America closed ~$96.2M institutional/tax equity financing from JPM Capital Corporation for the Panther Creek complex.
sourceE.ON partnered with GE to repower Panther Creek I and II wind farms in West Texas, triggering retirement of original 142.5 MW configuration.
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