Bruennings Breeze Wind Farm
Willacy County, Texas · EIA plant ID 59066 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate228MWSummer 228 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation511GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor26%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.6 | 25.7% | — |
| 2018 | 686 | 34.4% | — |
| 2019 | 667.9 | 33.4% | — |
| 2020 | 535.7 | 26.8% | — |
| 2021 | 563.4 | 28.2% | — |
| 2022 | 587.5 | 29.4% | — |
| 2023 | 568.3 | 28.4% | — |
| 2024 | 497.7 | 24.9% | — |
| 2025 | 524.9 | 26.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVII | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 228 | 228 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | acciona AW100/3000 |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 228 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Magic Valley Wind Farm I LLC | 203 MW | 5.2 km |
| El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC | 301 MW | 9.5 km |
| Los Vientos Wind 1B | 202 MW | 19.4 km |
| Raymond Wind Farm, LLC | 200 MW | 19.7 km |
| Las Majadas Wind Farm | 273 MW | 22.7 km |
| Los Vientos Wind 1A | 200 MW | 23.7 km |