Panther Creek Wind Farm I
Wind power plant in Howard County, Texas. 142.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by RWE Clean Energy.
Also known as Panther Creek Wind 1 · Panther Creek II · EIA plant 56920
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 142.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- July 2008First generator online
- Operator
- RWE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 67192
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Howard County, TX32.1008, −101.4514
- EIA plant ID
- 56920EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Panther Creek Wind Farm I produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
530 GWh
529,689 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
42.4%
2024: Not reported
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
422.2–557.3
GWh a year. Low 2019, high 2020
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | 101,647 | Not reported | 6 of 12 |
| 2009 | 407,721 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 423,522 | 33.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 473,452 | 37.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 503,674 | 40.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 486,736 | 39.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 525,144 | 42.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 439,962 | 35.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 485,119 | 38.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 478,407 | 38.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 475,880 | 38.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 422,203 | 33.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 557,327 | 44.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 528,796 | 42.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 532,941 | 42.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 519,256 | 41.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 528,849 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 529,689 | 42.4% | 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 | 142.5 | July 2008 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists RWE Clean Energy 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 Panther Creek Wind Farm I
How much power does Panther Creek Wind Farm I produce?
Panther Creek Wind Farm I reported 529,689 MWh (530 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 42.4% capacity factor on 142.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Panther Creek Wind Farm I?
Panther Creek Wind Farm I is in Howard County, Texas, at 32.1008, −101.4514. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Panther Creek Wind Farm I?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 67192). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Panther Creek Wind Farm I start operating?
Its first generator began operating in July 2008, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Panther Creek Wind Farm I?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Panther Creek Wind Farm I, 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