Los Vientos Wind 1B
Cameron County, Texas · EIA plant ID 57752 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate202MWSummer 202 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation395GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor22%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 537.9 | 30.5% | — |
| 2014 | 572.7 | 32.4% | — |
| 2015 | 495.7 | 28.1% | — |
| 2016 | 531.7 | 30.0% | — |
| 2017 | 596.7 | 33.8% | — |
| 2018 | 558.4 | 31.6% | — |
| 2019 | 491.1 | 27.8% | — |
| 2020 | 448.2 | 25.3% | — |
| 2021 | 466.1 | 26.4% | — |
| 2022 | 464 | 26.3% | — |
| 2023 | 251.6 | 14.2% | — |
| 2024 | 190.5 | 10.8% | — |
| 2025 | 370.3 | 21.0% | — |
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 | 201.6 | 201.6 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | mitsubishi MWT-102/2.4 |
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).
| Duke Energy Renewables Services | 100.0% | 202 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Los Vientos Wind 1A | 200 MW | 8.3 km |
| Harryoung PV and BESS | — | 8.8 km |
| Arroyo Storage | — | 10.9 km |
| Raymond Wind Farm, LLC | 200 MW | 11.4 km |
| Las Majadas Wind Farm | 273 MW | 12.2 km |
| Magic Valley Wind Farm I LLC | 203 MW | 14.3 km |