Ocotillo Windpower
Howard County, Texas · EIA plant ID 56959 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate59MWSummer 59 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation79GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%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 | 22.9 | 13.3% | — |
| 2009 | 136.1 | 26.4% | — |
| 2010 | 141.1 | 27.4% | — |
| 2011 | 173.1 | 33.6% | — |
| 2012 | 163.8 | 31.7% | — |
| 2013 | 146 | 28.3% | — |
| 2014 | 159.9 | 31.0% | — |
| 2015 | 134.3 | 26.1% | — |
| 2016 | 136 | 26.3% | — |
| 2017 | 145.2 | 28.2% | — |
| 2018 | 131.9 | 25.6% | — |
| 2019 | 98.2 | 19.1% | — |
| 2020 | 44.4 | 8.6% | — |
| 2021 | 30.7 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 1.4% | — |
| 2023 | 18.4 | 3.6% | — |
| 2024 | 80.9 | 15.7% | — |
| 2025 | 79.4 | 15.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 58.8 | 58.8 | Sep 2008 | Operating | — | suzlon S88-2100 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Ocotillo Windpower LP | 100.0% | 59 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Elbow Creek Wind Project LLC | 122 MW | 2.5 km |
| EC&R Panther Creek Wind Farm I | 143 MW | 6.6 km |
| Big Spring Wind Power Facility | 34 MW | 9.5 km |
| NRG Elbow Creek Energy Storage Project | retired | 10.2 km |
| Cannibal Draw Solar and Storage | — | 14.5 km |
| Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LLC | 120 MW | 15.6 km |