Rocksprings
Val Verde County, Texas · EIA plant ID 60217 · Operator: Rocksprings Val Verde Wind, LLC
Nameplate149MWSummer 149 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation475GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor36%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 | 116.6 | 26.7% | — |
| 2018 | 506.4 | 38.7% | — |
| 2019 | 513.1 | 39.2% | — |
| 2020 | 501.7 | 38.3% | — |
| 2021 | 471.8 | 36.1% | — |
| 2022 | 449.8 | 34.4% | — |
| 2023 | 427.7 | 32.7% | — |
| 2024 | 460.7 | 35.1% | — |
| 2025 | 491.2 | 37.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKSP | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 149.3 | 149.3 | Sep 2017 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-107 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Rocksprings Val Verde Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Rocksprings Val Verde Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 149 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Evans Creek Energy Storage Project | — | 33.5 km |
| WAL447 | 1 MW | 38.3 km |
| Hamilton BESS | 10 MW | 39.4 km |
| Amistad Dam & Power | 66 MW | 40.2 km |
| Tierra Seca | 100 MW | 42.8 km |