443rd largest plant in Texas · 2271st nationally
Great Plains Windpark Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 114 MW. It generates roughly 127.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,165 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Great Plains Windpark Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Great Plains Windpark Legacy Llc |
| City | Spearman |
| County | Hansford County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79081 |
| Coordinates | 36.49640, -101.39170 |
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 | 114 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Grid Renewables | Bloomington, MN | 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%.