148th largest plant in Texas · 1003rd nationally
Karankawa Wind Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 307 MW. It generates roughly 855.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 81,460 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Karankawa Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Mathis |
| County | San Patricio County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78368 |
| Coordinates | 28.17018, -97.81751 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 307 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%.