314th largest plant in Texas · 1601st nationally
Trinity Hills is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 198 MW. It generates roughly 757.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 72,174 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Trinity Hills |
|---|---|
| Operator | Trinity Hills Wind Farm Llc |
| City | Olney |
| County | Young County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76374 |
| Coordinates | 33.38361, -98.71194 |
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 | 198 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Wind Repower Holdco, L.p. C/O Concord Infrastructure Investments, Llc | Plano, TX | 6660.0% |
| Ubs Asset Management (Americas) Inc | New York, NY | 3340.0% |
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%.