Blue Summit III Wind
Wind power plant in Hardeman County, Texas. 200.2 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Blue Summit III Wind, LLC.
Also known as Blue Summit III · EIA plant 62566
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200.2 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2019First generator online
- Operator
- Blue Summit III Wind, LLCEIA operator ID 62063
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Hardeman County, TX34.1705, −99.5634
- EIA plant ID
- 62566EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Blue Summit III Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
748 GWh
748,038 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
42.7%
2024: 41.7%
January to July 2026
509 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2020 to 2025
724.6–833.3
GWh a year. Low 2023, 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 | 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | 35,954 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2020 | 811,273 | 46.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 816,270 | 46.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 833,311 | 47.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 724,631 | 41.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 733,276 | 41.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 748,038 | 42.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 509,423 | 50.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200.2 | December 2019 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Blue Summit III Wind, 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 Blue Summit III Wind
How much power does Blue Summit III Wind produce?
Blue Summit III Wind reported 748,038 MWh (748 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 42.7% capacity factor on 200.2 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 509 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Blue Summit III Wind?
Blue Summit III Wind is in Hardeman County, Texas, at 34.1705, −99.5634. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Blue Summit III Wind?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Blue Summit III Wind, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 62063). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Blue Summit III Wind start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2019, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Blue Summit III Wind?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Blue Summit III Wind, 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
- 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