531st largest plant in Texas · 3401st nationally
Ocotillo Windpower is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 58.8 MW. It generates roughly 18.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,754 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Ocotillo Windpower |
|---|---|
| Operator | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| City | Forsan |
| County | Howard County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79733 |
| Coordinates | 32.12170, -101.38530 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWF | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 58.8 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ocotillo Windpower Lp | Charlotte, NC | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| 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%.