Route 66 Wind Plant
Carson County, Texas · EIA plant ID 58681 · Operator: Novatus Energy
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation552GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247.7 | 45.0% | — |
| 2016 | 686.6 | 52.1% | — |
| 2017 | 562.9 | 42.8% | — |
| 2018 | 599.4 | 45.6% | — |
| 2019 | 596.5 | 45.4% | — |
| 2020 | 503.9 | 38.2% | — |
| 2021 | 463.2 | 35.3% | — |
| 2022 | 533.6 | 40.6% | — |
| 2023 | 614.8 | 46.8% | — |
| 2024 | 608.2 | 46.2% | — |
| 2025 | 552.5 | 42.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT661 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 150 | 150 | Aug 2015 | Operating | — | vestas V110-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Novatus Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Novatus Energy | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Grandview Wind Farm, LLC | 211 MW | 11.8 km |
| Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG) | — | 15 km |
| Project Matador Nuclear | — | 15 km |
| Goodnight | 266 MW | 15.8 km |
| Pantex | 12 MW | 15.8 km |
| High Plains Wind Power LLC | retired | 18.8 km |