232nd largest plant in Texas · 1326th nationally
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 233 MW. It generates roughly 424.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,462 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City | Merkel |
| County | Nolan County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79536 |
| Coordinates | 32.31822, -100.17699 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 233 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 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%.