771st largest plant in Texas · 8803rd nationally
Ul Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 3.5 MW. It generates roughly 7.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 753 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Ul Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | West Texas A&m University |
| City | Canyon |
| County | Randall County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79015 |
| Coordinates | 34.96601, -101.78412 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 3.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| MT-1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 0.1 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Power, Llc | Pittsburgh, PA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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%.