284th largest plant in Texas · 1486th nationally
Los Vientos Wind 1a is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 200 MW. It generates roughly 456.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 43,504 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Los Vientos Wind 1a |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| City | Sebastian |
| County | Cameron County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78594 |
| Coordinates | 26.33072, -97.58570 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 200 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.