234th largest plant in Texas · 1331st nationally
Horse Creek Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 230 MW. It generates roughly 818.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 77,976 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 41% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Horse Creek Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Horse Creek Wind, Llc |
| City | Weinert |
| County | Haskell County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76388 |
| Coordinates | 33.35000, -99.54000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 230 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 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%.