427th largest plant in Texas · 2180th nationally
Elbow Creek Wind Project Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 122 MW. It generates roughly 390.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 37,213 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Elbow Creek Wind Project Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Elbow Creek Wind Project Llc |
| City | Forsan |
| County | Howard County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79733 |
| Coordinates | 32.14080, -101.39860 |
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 | 122 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%.