Howard, Texas · Plant code 54979

Big Spring Wind Power Facility

Big Spring Wind Power Facility is a wind plant in Howard, Texas. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Wind

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Total capacity 34 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 55,977 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 21%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector IPP Non-CHP

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,998

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Location Big Spring, Texas

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 0 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 0 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 0 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Wind 55,977 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Texas Big Spring, L.P.

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
WIND	Onshore Wind Turbine	Wind	34 MW	Operating	1,998

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

4,894 MWh

Jan

6,524 MWh

Feb

5,780 MWh

Mar

5,928 MWh

Apr

5,103 MWh

May

4,865 MWh

Jun

3,685 MWh

Jul

3,448 MWh

Aug

2,208 MWh

Sep

5,069 MWh

Oct

4,023 MWh

Nov

4,450 MWh

Dec

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