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EIA plant 65162

Sterling City · Sterling · TX

Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center

Operated by Lacy Creek Wind, LLC

Annual generation1,297,553 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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Where is Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center?

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31.729906, -101.298940

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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 Turbine301.3 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.

199,406
2125,641
3115,840
4130,186
5118,102
6113,781
794,417
894,494
968,527
10114,347
11116,170
12106,642

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
199,406
2125,641
3115,840
4130,186
5118,102
6113,781
794,417
894,494
968,527
10114,347
11116,170
12106,642

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
199,406 MWh
2125,641 MWh
3115,840 MWh
4130,186 MWh
5118,102 MWh
6113,781 MWh
794,417 MWh
894,494 MWh
968,527 MWh
10114,347 MWh
11116,170 MWh
12106,642 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
LCW1Onshore Wind TurbineWND301.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65162
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 (130,186 MWh) and 9 the lowest (68,527 MWh). Their difference is 61,659 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
LCW1Onshore Wind Turbine301.3301.3301.30.0

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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