Spinning Spur Wind III
Oldham County, Texas · EIA plant ID 58775 · Operator: Boralex US Operations LLC
Nameplate194MWSummer 194 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation719GWh12 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 | 225 | 39.6% | — |
| 2016 | 814.4 | 47.8% | — |
| 2017 | 811.1 | 47.7% | — |
| 2018 | 845.3 | 49.7% | — |
| 2019 | 823.5 | 48.4% | — |
| 2020 | 806.3 | 47.3% | — |
| 2021 | 802.3 | 47.2% | — |
| 2022 | 794.3 | 46.7% | — |
| 2023 | 762.3 | 44.9% | — |
| 2024 | 815.8 | 47.9% | — |
| 2025 | 718.6 | 42.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 194 | 194 | Sep 2015 | Operating | — | vestas V100-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Boralex US Operations LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Axium Great Plains Wind, LLC | 50.0% | 97 MW |
| Boralex US Wind TNM LLC | 50.0% | 97 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Spinning Spur Wind II | 161 MW | 4 km |
| IP Roman Solar | — | 35.4 km |
| IP Roman Wind | — | 35.4 km |
| Wildorado Wind LLC | 161 MW | 37.9 km |
| Canadian Breaks, LLC | 210 MW | 38.3 km |
| Golden Spread Panhandle Wnd Rch | 78 MW | 46.8 km |