Santa Rita East
Irion County, Texas · EIA plant ID 62038 · Operator: Invenergy Services LLC
Nameplate302MWSummer 302 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,236GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor47%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2019
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 645.3 | 41.5% | — |
| 2020 | 1,262.7 | 47.5% | — |
| 2021 | 1,198 | 45.2% | — |
| 2022 | 1,093.5 | 41.3% | — |
| 2023 | 1,059.3 | 40.0% | — |
| 2024 | 1,188.9 | 44.8% | — |
| 2025 | 1,235.9 | 46.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRAE | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 302.4 | 302.4 | Jun 2019 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Invenergy Services LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Invenergy Services LLC | 100.0% | 302 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Santa Rita Wind Energy | 300 MW | 20 km |
| Russek | 10 MW | 33.4 km |
| White Mesa Wind | 501 MW | 36.2 km |
| Langford Wind Power | 150 MW | 43.3 km |
| Live Oak Wind Project | 200 MW | 49.7 km |
| Water Valley Wind Energy | — | 53 km |