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EIA plant 57617

McCook · Hidalgo · TX

Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC

Operated by Hidalgo Wind Farm LLC

Annual generation702,920 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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26.465556, -98.411111

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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 Turbine250 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.

157,860
266,013
365,078
471,736
572,283
665,553
757,473
845,445
942,820
1040,220
1160,691
1257,748

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
157,860
266,013
365,078
471,736
572,283
665,553
757,473
845,445
942,820
1040,220
1160,691
1257,748

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
157,860 MWh
266,013 MWh
365,078 MWh
471,736 MWh
572,283 MWh
665,553 MWh
757,473 MWh
845,445 MWh
942,820 MWh
1040,220 MWh
1160,691 MWh
1257,748 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Onshore Wind TurbineWND250OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57617
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, 5 has the highest recorded value (72,283 MWh) and 10 the lowest (40,220 MWh). Their difference is 32,063 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Onshore Wind Turbine250.0250.0250.01.0

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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