Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC
Wind power plant in Nolan County, Texas. 135 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC.
Also known as Sweetwater Wind 3 · Sweetwater Phase III · EIA plant 56311
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 135 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2005First generator online
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLCEIA operator ID 50123
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Nolan County, TX32.2908, −100.4219
- EIA plant ID
- 56311EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Sweetwater Wind 3 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
472 GWh
472,294 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
39.9%
2024: 39.6%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
373.2–506.5
GWh a year. Low 2015, high 2022
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | 4,527 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 436,492 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 406,006 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 442,975 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 382,743 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 406,619 | 34.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 419,761 | 35.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 437,006 | 36.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 462,095 | 39.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 448,344 | 37.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 373,191 | 31.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 420,763 | 35.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 402,069 | 34.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 431,476 | 36.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 436,509 | 36.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 422,110 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 490,136 | 41.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 506,513 | 42.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 425,530 | 36.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 469,987 | 39.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 472,294 | 39.9% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 135.0 | December 2005 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Leeward Asset Management, LLC 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 Sweetwater Wind 3
How much power does Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC produce?
Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC reported 472,294 MWh (472 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 39.9% capacity factor on 135 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC?
Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC is in Nolan County, Texas, at 32.2908, −100.4219. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Leeward Asset Management, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 50123). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2005, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC, 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