Capricorn Ridge Wind Energy Center

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Capricorn Ridge Wind Energy Center is an operating wind farm in Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Capricorn Ridge Wind Energy Center

Phase name	Status	Commissioning year	Retired year	Nameplate capacity	Type	Owner	Operator
1A	Retired	2007	2017	214 MW	Onshore	NextEra Energy INC	NextEra Energy INC
1B	Retired	2007	2017	150 MW	Onshore	NextEra Energy INC	NextEra Energy INC
2A	Retired	2008	2017	186 MW	Onshore	NextEra Energy INC	NextEra Energy INC
2B	Retired	2008	2017	112 MW	Onshore	NextEra Energy INC	NextEra Energy INC
RP1	Operating	2017	–	362 MW	Onshore	NextEra Energy	–
RP2	Operating	2017	–	298 MW	Onshore	NextEra Energy	–

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Capricorn Ridge Wind Energy Center

Phase Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1A	Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas, United States	31.8627, -100.927 (exact)
1B	Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas, United States	31.8627, -100.927 (exact)
2A	Sterling County, Texas, United States	31.9281, -100.964 (exact)
2B	Sterling County, Texas, United States	31.9281, -100.964 (exact)
RP1	United States	31.8627, -100.927 (exact)
RP2	United States	31.9281, -100.964 (exact)

The map below shows the exact locations of the wind farm phases:

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