64th largest plant in Texas · 546th nationally
Capricorn Ridge Wind Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 663 MW. It generates roughly 2.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 191,415 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 35% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Capricorn Ridge Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Capricorn Ridge Wind Llc |
| City | Sterling City |
| County | Sterling County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76951 |
| Coordinates | 31.95196, -101.01894 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 215 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 186 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 150 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 113 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%.