Panther Creek Wind Farm Three
Wind power plant in Sterling County, Texas. 215.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by RWE Clean Energy.
Also known as Panther Creek Wind 3 · Panther Creek III · EIA plant 56979
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 215.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 2009First generator online
- Operator
- RWE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 67192
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Sterling County, TX31.9925, −101.1167
- EIA plant ID
- 56979EIA 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 Three produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
666 GWh
665,855 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
35.3%
2024: 37.3%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
530.0–729.1
GWh a year. Low 2021, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | 141,680 | Not reported | 4 of 12 |
| 2010 | 454,776 | 26.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 511,482 | 29.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 592,595 | 33.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 643,393 | 36.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 690,086 | 39.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 577,604 | 33.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 616,994 | 35.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 608,060 | 34.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 581,714 | 33.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 599,633 | 34.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 559,567 | 31.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 529,964 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 729,093 | 38.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 699,700 | 37.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 706,173 | 37.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 665,855 | 35.3% | 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
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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 | 215.5 | August 2009 |
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 Three
How much power does Panther Creek Wind Farm Three produce?
Panther Creek Wind Farm Three reported 665,855 MWh (666 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 35.3% capacity factor on 215.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Panther Creek Wind Farm Three?
Panther Creek Wind Farm Three is in Sterling County, Texas, at 31.9925, −101.1167. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Panther Creek Wind Farm Three?
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 Three start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 2009, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Panther Creek Wind Farm Three?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Panther Creek Wind Farm Three, 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