LOS VIENTOS WIND 1B

How LOS VIENTOS WIND 1B compares

With 202 MW of capacity, LOS VIENTOS WIND 1B ranks 120th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 11th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 48th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 88% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Cameron County with 2 other operating plants, LOS VIENTOS WIND 1A and SILAS RAY.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 202 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 190 GWh in 2024 (an 11% capacity factor), down 59% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY, about 0.2 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 954 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HIDALGO ENERGY CENTER (551 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology