132nd largest plant in Texas · 912th nationally
Foard City Wind is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 353 MW. It generates roughly 1.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 110,846 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 38% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Foard City Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Foard City Wind, Llc |
| City | Crowell |
| County | Foard County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79227 |
| Coordinates | 33.91531, -99.74028 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOARD | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 353 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 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%.