345th largest plant in Texas · 1744th nationally
Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 170 MW. It generates roughly 292.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 27,821 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City | Nolan |
| County | Nolan County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79537 |
| Coordinates | 32.28780, -100.10000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 170 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 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%.