226th largest plant in Texas · 1308th nationally
Blackjack Creek Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 240 MW. It generates roughly 321.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,597 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Blackjack Creek Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| City | Skidmore |
| County | Bee County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78389 |
| Coordinates | 28.20780, -97.52267 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLKJK | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 240 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 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%.