250th largest plant in Texas · 1387th nationally
Panther Creek Wind Farm Three is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 216 MW. It generates roughly 699.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 66,638 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 37% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Panther Creek Wind Farm Three |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| City | Big Spring |
| County | Sterling County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79720 |
| Coordinates | 31.99250, -101.11670 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 216 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 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%.