Desert Sky
Wind power plant in Pecos County, Texas. 167.7 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Desert Sky Wind Farm LP.
Also known as Desert Sky Wind Farm · Desert Sky Repower · EIA plant 55992
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 167.7 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2002First generator online
- Operator
- Desert Sky Wind Farm LPEIA operator ID 49796
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 2 ERCOT nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Pecos County, TX30.9178, −102.0867
- EIA plant ID
- 55992EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Desert Sky produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
541 GWh
541,153 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
36.8%
2024: 33.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
400.9–559.1
GWh a year. Low 2017, high 2021
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | 360,629 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 373,206 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 397,643 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 468,192 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 488,474 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 484,483 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 472,040 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 381,091 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 512,440 | 36.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 491,639 | 35.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 446,076 | 31.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 459,364 | 32.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 503,589 | 35.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 439,295 | 31.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 420,521 | 29.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 400,858 | 28.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 422,766 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 528,672 | 36.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 539,378 | 36.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 559,077 | 38.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 482,289 | 32.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 462,294 | 31.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 496,721 | 33.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 541,153 | 36.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · ERCOTEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 167.7 | January 2002 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Desert Sky Wind Farm LP as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Desert Sky
How much power does Desert Sky produce?
Desert Sky reported 541,153 MWh (541 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 36.8% capacity factor on 167.7 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Desert Sky?
Desert Sky is in Pecos County, Texas, at 30.9178, −102.0867. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Desert Sky?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Desert Sky Wind Farm LP as the operator (EIA operator ID 49796). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Desert Sky start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2002, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Desert Sky?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 2 price nodes linked to Desert Sky, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page