576th largest plant in Texas · 4068th nationally
Big Spring Wind Power Facility is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 34.3 MW. It generates roughly 62.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,952 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Big Spring Wind Power Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind |
| City | Big Spring |
| County | Howard County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79720 |
| Coordinates | 32.20750, -101.38833 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIND | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 34.3 MW | Operating | 1998 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Big Spring, L.p. | Big Spring, TX | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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%.