189th largest plant in Texas · 1191st nationally
Wake Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 257 MW. It generates roughly 954.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 90,860 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Wake Wind Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Southern Power Co |
| City | Floydada |
| County | Crosby County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79235 |
| Coordinates | 33.82500, -101.09972 |
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 | 257 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 125 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 61.1 MW | Cancelled | — |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Wind Energy Llc | Atlanta, GA | 10000.0% |
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%.