Route 66 Wind Plant
Wind power plant in Carson County, Texas. 150 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Onward Energy.
Also known as Route 66 Wind Project · Route 66 · EIA plant 58681
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 150 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 2015First generator online
- Operator
- Onward EnergyEIA operator ID 60453
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Carson County, TX35.2053, −101.4342
- EIA plant ID
- 58681EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Route 66 Wind Plant produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
552 GWh
552,481 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
42.0%
2024: 46.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
463.2–686.6
GWh a year. Low 2021, 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | 247,700 | Not reported | 5 of 12 |
| 2016 | 686,630 | 52.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 562,864 | 42.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 599,421 | 45.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 596,499 | 45.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 503,858 | 38.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 463,168 | 35.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 533,600 | 40.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 614,753 | 46.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 608,174 | 46.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 552,481 | 42.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RT661 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 150.0 | August 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Onward 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 Route 66 Wind Plant
How much power does Route 66 Wind Plant produce?
Route 66 Wind Plant reported 552,481 MWh (552 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 42.0% capacity factor on 150 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Route 66 Wind Plant?
Route 66 Wind Plant is in Carson County, Texas, at 35.2053, −101.4342. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Route 66 Wind Plant?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Onward Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 60453). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Route 66 Wind Plant start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Route 66 Wind Plant?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Route 66 Wind Plant, 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