Cotton Plains Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Floyd County, Texas. 50.4 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Cotton Plains Wind I, LLC.
Also known as Cotton Plains Wind · EIA plant 60210
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 50.4 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- March 2017First generator online
- Operator
- Cotton Plains Wind I, LLCEIA operator ID 59979
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Floyd County, TX34.0603, −101.1876
- EIA plant ID
- 60210EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Cotton Plains Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
182 GWh
181,894 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
41.2%
2024: 44.2%
January to July 2026
121 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2018 to 2025
181.9–199.0
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2023
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | 161,739 | Not reported | 10 of 12 |
| 2018 | 197,743 | 44.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 198,020 | 44.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 192,419 | 43.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 195,342 | 44.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 187,373 | 42.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 198,961 | 45.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 195,578 | 44.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 181,894 | 41.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 121,095 | 47.2% | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | 50.4 | March 2017 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Cotton Plains Wind I, 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 Cotton Plains Wind Farm
How much power does Cotton Plains Wind Farm produce?
Cotton Plains Wind Farm reported 181,894 MWh (182 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 41.2% capacity factor on 50.4 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 121 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Cotton Plains Wind Farm?
Cotton Plains Wind Farm is in Floyd County, Texas, at 34.0603, −101.1876. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Cotton Plains Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Cotton Plains Wind I, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 59979). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Cotton Plains Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in March 2017, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Cotton Plains Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Cotton Plains Wind Farm, 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