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EIA plant 59475

Perryton · Ochiltree · TX

Palo Duro Wind

Operated by Palo Duro Wind

Annual generation1,016,222 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Palo Duro Wind?

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36.243889, -101.001389

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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 Turbine249.9 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.

179,064
287,935
3103,566
499,883
585,263
698,193
792,368
874,754
984,673
1091,285
1183,217
1236,021

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
179,064
287,935
3103,566
499,883
585,263
698,193
792,368
874,754
984,673
1091,285
1183,217
1236,021

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
179,064 MWh
287,935 MWh
3103,566 MWh
499,883 MWh
585,263 MWh
698,193 MWh
792,368 MWh
874,754 MWh
984,673 MWh
1091,285 MWh
1183,217 MWh
1236,021 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GE1.7Onshore Wind TurbineWND249.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59475
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (103,566 MWh) and 12 the lowest (36,021 MWh). Their difference is 67,545 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GE1.7Onshore Wind Turbine249.9249.9249.90.0

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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