Bethel Wind Farm LLC
Castro County, Texas · EIA plant ID 60414 · Operator: Southern Power Co
Nameplate276MWSummer 276 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,104GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor46%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 | 1,159.7 | 48.0% | — |
| 2018 | 1,250.1 | 51.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1,235.4 | 51.1% | — |
| 2020 | 1,225.6 | 50.5% | — |
| 2021 | 1,149 | 47.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1,161.7 | 48.0% | — |
| 2023 | 1,126.8 | 46.6% | — |
| 2024 | 1,107.7 | 45.7% | — |
| 2025 | 1,038.4 | 43.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 276 | 276 | Jan 2017 | Operating | — | ge 2.3-116 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southern Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bethel Wind Farm LLC | 100.0% | 276 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Mariah del Norte | 230 MW | 13.9 km |
| Easter | — | 15.3 km |
| Lazbuddie Wind Energy LLC | 265 MW | 19.1 km |
| TX Jumbo Road Wind | 300 MW | 25.9 km |
| TX Hereford Wind | 200 MW | 33.5 km |
| Changing Winds | — | 39.4 km |