366th largest plant in Texas · 1829th nationally
Gopher Creek Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 158 MW. It generates roughly 538.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 51,294 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 39% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Gopher Creek Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Fluvanna Wind Energy Llc |
| City | Fluvanna |
| County | Borden County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79517 |
| Coordinates | 32.87507, -101.20896 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 158 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%.