424th largest plant in Texas · 2162nd nationally
Forest Creek Wind Farm Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 124 MW. It generates roughly 225.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 21,471 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Forest Creek Wind Farm Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| City | Big Springs |
| County | Glasscock County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79720 |
| Coordinates | 32.03900, -101.22000 |
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 | 124 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 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%.