104th largest plant in Texas · 765th nationally
Hale Community Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 478 MW. It generates roughly 2.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 188,419 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 47% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Hale Community Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| City | Plainview |
| County | Hale County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79072 |
| Coordinates | 33.92778, -101.74222 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALE1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 478 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| HALE2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 240 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 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%.