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EIA plant 55992

Iraan · Pecos · TX

Desert Sky

Operated by Desert Sky Wind Farm LP

Annual generation496,721 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Desert Sky?

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30.917800, -102.086700

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine167.7 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

131,481
241,108
341,523
448,920
537,109
649,634
736,008
840,122
928,693
1050,865
1148,437
1242,821

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
131,481
241,108
341,523
448,920
537,109
649,634
736,008
840,122
928,693
1050,865
1148,437
1242,821

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
131,481 MWh
241,108 MWh
341,523 MWh
448,920 MWh
537,109 MWh
649,634 MWh
736,008 MWh
840,122 MWh
928,693 MWh
1050,865 MWh
1148,437 MWh
1242,821 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND167.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55992
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (50,865 MWh) and 9 the lowest (28,693 MWh). Their difference is 22,172 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine167.7167.7167.70.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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