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EIA plant 56763

Sterling City · Sterling · TX

Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC

Operated by Capricorn Ridge Wind LLC

Annual generation1,985,234 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

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31.951958, -101.018936

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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 Turbine662.5 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.

1155,271
2195,877
3177,226
4224,177
5176,472
6183,208
7135,468
8125,831
994,635
10176,741
11191,864
12148,464

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
1155,271
2195,877
3177,226
4224,177
5176,472
6183,208
7135,468
8125,831
994,635
10176,741
11191,864
12148,464

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1155,271 MWh
2195,877 MWh
3177,226 MWh
4224,177 MWh
5176,472 MWh
6183,208 MWh
7135,468 MWh
8125,831 MWh
994,635 MWh
10176,741 MWh
11191,864 MWh
12148,464 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Onshore Wind TurbineWND214.5OP
3Onshore Wind TurbineWND186OP
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND149.5OP
4Onshore Wind TurbineWND112.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56763
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, 4 has the highest recorded value (224,177 MWh) and 9 the lowest (94,635 MWh). Their difference is 129,542 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 112.5 (4) to 214.5 (2). The difference is 102 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine149.5149.5149.521.5
2Onshore Wind Turbine214.5214.5214.57.5
3Onshore Wind Turbine186.0186.0186.014.9
4Onshore Wind Turbine112.5112.5112.55.6

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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