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Western Trail Wind, LLC

Wilbarger County, Texas · EIA plant ID 64149 · Operator: Orsted Onshore North America
WindOnshore Wind TurbineERCOTBA: ERCO
Nameplate367MWSummer 367 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,162GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor36%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022

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
050100150GWh20222023202420252026

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.
0%20%40%20222023202420252026202736.2% · 12 mo

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
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20221,333.155.1%—
2023834.326.0%—
20241,146.535.6%—
20251,130.835.2%—

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
WTWOnshore Wind TurbineWT366.6366.6Apr 2022Operating—ge 2.82-127

Owner / operator

Operator: Orsted Onshore North America. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Orsted Onshore North America100.0%367 MW

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Within 80 km.
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