Ocotillo Windpower
Wind power plant in Howard County, Texas. 58.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Deriva Energy.
Also known as Ocotillo Wind Farm · EIA plant 56959
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 58.8 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- September 2008First generator online
- Operator
- Deriva EnergyEIA operator ID 65411
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Howard County, TX32.1217, −101.3853
- EIA plant ID
- 56959EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Ocotillo Windpower produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
79.4 GWh
79,406 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
15.4%
2024: 15.7%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
7.3–145.2
GWh a year. Low 2022, high 2017
| 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 | 22,876 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 136,139 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 141,066 | 27.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 173,076 | 33.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 163,839 | 31.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 145,999 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 159,880 | 31.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 134,254 | 26.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 136,020 | 26.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 145,153 | 28.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 131,943 | 25.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 98,167 | 19.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 44,430 | 8.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 30,670 | 6.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 7,304 | 1.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 18,427 | 3.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 80,895 | 15.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 79,406 | 15.4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | 58.8 | September 2008 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Deriva 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 Ocotillo Windpower
How much power does Ocotillo Windpower produce?
Ocotillo Windpower reported 79,406 MWh (79.4 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 15.4% capacity factor on 58.8 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Ocotillo Windpower?
Ocotillo Windpower is in Howard County, Texas, at 32.1217, −101.3853. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Ocotillo Windpower?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Deriva Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 65411). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Ocotillo Windpower start operating?
Its first generator began operating in September 2008, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Ocotillo Windpower?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Ocotillo Windpower, 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)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page