188th largest plant in Texas · 1189th nationally
Pyron Wind Farm Llc Hybrid is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 259 MW. It generates roughly 304.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 29,018 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Pyron Wind Farm Llc Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| City | Hermleigh |
| County | Fisher County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79545 |
| Coordinates | 32.58860, -100.67280 |
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 | 249 MW | Out of Service | 2009 |
| PYRBT | Batteries | Battery | 9.9 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 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%.