270th largest plant in Texas · 1451st nationally
Los Vientos Wind 1b is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 202 MW. It generates roughly 251.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 23,960 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 14% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Los Vientos Wind 1b |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| City | Sebastian |
| County | Cameron County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78594 |
| Coordinates | 26.34892, -97.66680 |
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 | 202 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%.