56th largest plant in Texas · 467th nationally
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 736 MW. It generates roughly 2.3M MWh per year — enough to power about 217,360 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 35% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Fpl Energy Horse Hollow Llc |
| City | Wingate |
| County | Taylor County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79566 |
| Coordinates | 32.21402, -100.05712 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 299 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 224 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 213 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| 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%.