127th largest plant in Texas · 889th nationally
Western Trail Wind, Llc is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 367 MW. It generates roughly 834.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 79,456 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Western Trail Wind, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Orsted Onshore North America |
| City | Electra |
| County | Wilbarger County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 76360 |
| Coordinates | 33.85245, -99.06509 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTW | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 367 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 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%.