Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center
Sterling County, Texas · EIA plant ID 65162 · Operator: lacy creek windpower, llc
Nameplate301MWSummer 301 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,345GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor51%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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 78.1 | 34.8% | — |
| 2023 | 1,230.2 | 46.6% | — |
| 2024 | 1,297.6 | 49.0% | — |
| 2025 | 1,195.7 | 45.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 301.3 | 301.3 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: lacy creek windpower, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| lacy creek windpower, llc | 100.0% | 301 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bob Creek Wind, LLC | — | 16.9 km |
| Rattlesnake Den | 207 MW | 18.5 km |
| Garden City East BESS | 10 MW | 22.2 km |
| EC&R Panther Creek Wind Farm II | 116 MW | 22.9 km |
| Bearkat | 197 MW | 26.8 km |
| Sand Bluff Wind Farm | 90 MW | 29.1 km |