78th largest plant in Oklahoma · 2247th nationally
Glass Sands Wind Facility is a wind power plant in Oklahoma with a nameplate capacity of 117 MW. It generates roughly 449.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 42,838 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Glass Sands Wind Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Power Co |
| City | Sulphur |
| County | Murray County |
| State | Oklahoma |
| ZIP | 73086 |
| Coordinates | 34.51416, -96.91591 |
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 | 117 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Glass Sands Wind Energy, Llc | Atlanta, GA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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%.