Wildorado Wind LLC
Oldham County, Texas · EIA plant ID 56432 · Operator: wildorado wind, llc
Nameplate161MWSummer 161 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation672GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor48%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2007
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 520.4 | 49.0% | — |
| 2008 | 701.5 | 49.6% | — |
| 2009 | 650 | 46.1% | — |
| 2010 | 676 | 47.9% | — |
| 2011 | 644.3 | 45.7% | — |
| 2012 | 654 | 46.3% | — |
| 2013 | 658.7 | 46.7% | — |
| 2014 | 655.2 | 46.5% | — |
| 2015 | 590.4 | 41.9% | — |
| 2016 | 665.2 | 47.0% | — |
| 2017 | 637.8 | 45.2% | — |
| 2018 | 656.2 | 46.5% | — |
| 2019 | 441.2 | 31.3% | — |
| 2020 | 597.8 | 42.3% | — |
| 2021 | 686.5 | 48.7% | — |
| 2022 | 689.7 | 48.9% | — |
| 2023 | 643.2 | 45.6% | — |
| 2024 | 692.1 | 48.9% | — |
| 2025 | 672.5 | 47.7% | — |
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 | 161 | 161 | Apr 2007 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-93 |
Owner / operator
Operator: wildorado wind, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| NRG Energy, Inc | 99.9% | 161 MW |
| Other | 0.1% | 0 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Golden Spread Panhandle Wnd Rch | 78 MW | 10 km |
| Canadian Breaks, LLC | 210 MW | 10.3 km |
| Spinning Spur Wind LLC | 161 MW | 10.9 km |
| Carol Wind, LLC | — | 22 km |
| Spinning Spur Wind II | 161 MW | 34.5 km |
| Spinning Spur Wind III | 194 MW | 37.9 km |