490th largest plant in Texas · 2571st nationally
Anacacho Wind Farm, Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 99.8 MW. It generates roughly 316.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,133 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Anacacho Wind Farm, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| City | Brackettville |
| County | Kinney County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78832 |
| Coordinates | 29.23472, -100.20917 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 99.8 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%.