Goat Wind LP
Sterling County, Texas · EIA plant ID 56754 · Operator: goat wind lp
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation271GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2008
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 | 132.5 | 25.1% | — |
| 2009 | 256.5 | 24.2% | — |
| 2010 | 390.2 | 29.8% | — |
| 2011 | 410.4 | 31.3% | — |
| 2012 | 426 | 32.4% | — |
| 2013 | 422.2 | 32.2% | — |
| 2014 | 425.5 | 32.5% | — |
| 2015 | 360.9 | 27.5% | — |
| 2016 | 416 | 31.6% | — |
| 2017 | 417.1 | 31.8% | — |
| 2018 | 414 | 31.6% | — |
| 2019 | 402.9 | 30.7% | — |
| 2020 | 304.4 | 23.2% | — |
| 2021 | 387.8 | 29.6% | — |
| 2022 | 233.9 | 17.8% | — |
| 2023 | 245.7 | 18.8% | — |
| 2024 | 222.5 | 16.9% | — |
| 2025 | 271.4 | 20.7% | — |
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 | 80 | 80 | Apr 2008 | Operating | — | mitsubishi MWT-1000A |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 69.6 | 69.6 | Jun 2009 | Operating | — | mitsubishi MWT-95/2.4 |
Owner / operator
Operator: goat wind lp. 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% | 150 MW |
| Cielo Goat Limited | 0.1% | 0 MW |
| Mission Wind Goat Mountain Inc | 0.0% | 0 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bluebell Solar II | 115 MW | 7.8 km |
| Bluebell Solar | 30 MW | 9.7 km |
| Coke BESS | — | 10.3 km |
| Jameson Gas Processing Plant | 2 MW | 14.4 km |
| Aviator Wind | 525 MW | 19.8 km |
| EC&R Panther Creek Wind Farm III | 216 MW | 31 km |