241st largest plant in Texas · 1352nd nationally
Patriot Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 226 MW. It generates roughly 641.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 61,081 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Patriot Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Bishop |
| County | Nueces County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 78343 |
| Coordinates | 27.58049, -97.64008 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 226 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%.