Sweetwater Wind 5
Wind power plant in Nolan County, Texas. 80.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC.
Also known as Sweetwater V · EIA plant 56372
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 80.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2007First 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, TX32.2369, −100.4833
- EIA plant ID
- 56372EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Sweetwater Wind 5 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
172 GWh
172,495 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
24.5%
2024: 23.1%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
163.2–238.3
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2016
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | 12,472 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 243,006 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 220,461 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 228,384 | 32.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 241,538 | 34.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 238,504 | 33.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 238,533 | 33.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 249,477 | 35.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 206,118 | 29.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 238,264 | 33.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 229,886 | 32.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 215,556 | 30.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 217,876 | 30.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 194,772 | 27.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 172,684 | 24.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 168,098 | 23.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 165,238 | 23.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 163,229 | 23.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 172,495 | 24.5% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW5 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 80.5 | December 2007 |
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 5
How much power does Sweetwater Wind 5 produce?
Sweetwater Wind 5 reported 172,495 MWh (172 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 24.5% capacity factor on 80.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Sweetwater Wind 5?
Sweetwater Wind 5 is in Nolan County, Texas, at 32.2369, −100.4833. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Sweetwater Wind 5?
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 5 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2007, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Sweetwater Wind 5?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Sweetwater Wind 5, 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
- 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