Hidalgo Wind Farm II
Hidalgo County, Texas · EIA plant ID 62618 · Operator: Hidalgo Wind Farm II LLC
Nameplate50MWSummer 50 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation158GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 108.1 | 26.7% | — |
| 2021 | 121 | 27.4% | — |
| 2022 | 135.1 | 30.6% | — |
| 2023 | 152.8 | 34.6% | — |
| 2024 | 134.6 | 30.4% | — |
| 2025 | 152.8 | 34.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 50.4 | 50.4 | Feb 2020 | Operating | — | vestas V136-3.6 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Hidalgo Wind Farm II LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Hidalgo Wind Farm II LLC | 100.0% | 50 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC | 250 MW | 4.8 km |
| Anemoi Energy Storage | 200 MW | 5.7 km |
| Los Vientos V Wind Power | 110 MW | 15.2 km |
| Regis Continental | 10 MW | 16.2 km |
| Monte Cristo 1 | 239 MW | 16.5 km |
| Regis Monte Cristo LLC | 10 MW | 19.8 km |