Monarch Creek Wind, LLCUnder construction
Throckmorton County, Texas · EIA plant ID 69606 · Operator: Monarch Creek Wind, LLC
288 MW under construction (Onshore Wind Turbine), first expected Feb 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 288 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7496 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 287.6 | 287.6 | planned Feb 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Monarch Creek Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| King Creek Wind Farm 2, LLC | 209 MW | 3 km |
| Throckmorton Wind | — | 6 km |
| King Creek Wind Farm 1, LLC | 184 MW | 10.3 km |
| Briggs Solar, LLC | — | 13.5 km |
| Inertia Energy Storage | 13 MW | 13.5 km |
| Azure Sky Wind Project, LLC Hybrid | 470 MW | 14.7 km |