Taylor, Texas · Plant code 56240

Buffalo Gap Wind Farm

Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is a wind plant in Taylor, Texas. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Wind

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Total capacity 121 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 178,961 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 19%

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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 2,006

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Location Merkel, 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 178,961 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner AES Distributed Energy

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Onshore Wind Turbine	Wind	121 MW	Operating	2,006

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

12,240 MWh

Jan

18,223 MWh

Feb

14,445 MWh

Mar

17,156 MWh

Apr

17,237 MWh

May

17,949 MWh

Jun

16,801 MWh

Jul

12,900 MWh

Aug

5,901 MWh

Sep

11,989 MWh

Oct

17,413 MWh

Nov

16,707 MWh

Dec

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