Desert Sky
Pecos County, Texas · EIA plant ID 55992 · Operator: Desert Sky Wind Farm LP
Nameplate168MWSummer 168 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation541GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor37%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2002
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 360.6 | 25.7% | — |
| 2003 | 373.2 | 26.5% | — |
| 2004 | 397.6 | 28.2% | — |
| 2005 | 468.2 | 33.3% | — |
| 2006 | 488.5 | 34.7% | — |
| 2007 | 484.5 | 34.5% | — |
| 2008 | 472 | 33.5% | — |
| 2009 | 381.1 | 27.1% | — |
| 2010 | 512.4 | 36.4% | — |
| 2011 | 491.6 | 35.0% | — |
| 2012 | 446.1 | 31.6% | — |
| 2013 | 459.4 | 32.7% | — |
| 2014 | 503.6 | 35.8% | — |
| 2015 | 439.3 | 31.2% | — |
| 2016 | 420.5 | 29.8% | — |
| 2017 | 400.9 | 28.5% | — |
| 2018 | 422.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2019 | 528.7 | 36.0% | — |
| 2020 | 539.4 | 36.6% | — |
| 2021 | 559.1 | 38.1% | — |
| 2022 | 482.3 | 32.8% | — |
| 2023 | 462.3 | 31.5% | — |
| 2024 | 496.7 | 33.7% | — |
| 2025 | 541.2 | 36.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 167.7 | 167.7 | Jan 2002 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 S |
Owner / operator
Operator: Desert Sky Wind Farm LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Desert Sky Wind Farm LP | 100.0% | 168 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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