South Trent Wind Farm
Nolan County, Texas · EIA plant ID 56649 · Operator: NRG Energy Inc
Nameplate101MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation272GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor31%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3 | — | — |
| 2009 | 250.3 | 28.2% | — |
| 2010 | 299.1 | 33.7% | — |
| 2011 | 345 | 38.9% | — |
| 2012 | 350.7 | 39.5% | — |
| 2013 | 333.3 | 37.6% | — |
| 2014 | 346.9 | 39.1% | — |
| 2015 | 300.3 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 338.3 | 38.0% | — |
| 2017 | 322 | 36.3% | — |
| 2018 | 314.9 | 35.5% | — |
| 2019 | 294.2 | 33.2% | — |
| 2020 | 216.5 | 24.4% | — |
| 2021 | 244.4 | 27.6% | — |
| 2022 | 260.3 | 29.4% | — |
| 2023 | 264.8 | 29.9% | — |
| 2024 | 252.5 | 28.4% | — |
| 2025 | 272.3 | 30.7% | — |
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 | 101.2 | 101.2 | Jan 2009 | Operating | — | siemens SWT-2.3-93 |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Energy Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| South Trent Wind LLC | 100.0% | 101 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Trent Wind Farm LP | 152 MW | 10.3 km |
| Hecate Energy Harley Hand Solar LLC | — | 10.6 km |
| Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | 233 MW | 11 km |
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | 121 MW | 12.4 km |
| Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm | 170 MW | 13.6 km |
| Leuven Solar LLC | — | 14.5 km |