Mesquite Creek Wind
Dawson County, Texas · EIA plant ID 59332 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate211MWSummer 211 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation405GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor22%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 552.9 | 39.7% | — |
| 2016 | 727.9 | 39.2% | — |
| 2017 | 690.6 | 37.3% | — |
| 2018 | 759.1 | 41.0% | — |
| 2019 | 691 | 37.4% | — |
| 2020 | 721.9 | 38.9% | — |
| 2021 | 627.6 | 33.9% | — |
| 2022 | 584.9 | 31.6% | — |
| 2023 | 554.7 | 30.0% | — |
| 2024 | 409.1 | 22.1% | — |
| 2025 | 481.9 | 26.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCRK | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 211.2 | 211.2 | Apr 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.7-100 |
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).
| Mesquite Creek Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 211 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Borden County BESS | 150 MW | 9.9 km |
| ENGIE Long Draw Solar LLC | 225 MW | 12.1 km |
| Lamesa II | 50 MW | 13.6 km |
| Lamesa Solar | 102 MW | 17.4 km |
| Iron Belt | — | 17.8 km |
| Al Pastor Battery Storage Plant | 100 MW | 18.5 km |