256th largest plant in Texas · 1409th nationally
Roscoe Wind Farm Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 209 MW. It generates roughly 454.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 43,262 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Roscoe Wind Farm Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, Llc |
| City | Roscoe |
| County | Nolan County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79545 |
| Coordinates | 32.46940, -100.66640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RO1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 209 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 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%.