Power Plants in Howard County, Texas

Howard County, Texas has 10 power plants totaling 719 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants10operating sites
Capacity719 MWnameplate
Generation1.5M MWhannual
CO₂45.1kmetric tons/year
Wind 66%Natural Gas 32%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
C R Wing Cogen PlantBig SpringNatural Gas230 MWBher Power Resources, Inc
Panther Creek Wind Farm IBig SpringWind143 MWBig Sky Wind, Llc
Elbow Creek Wind Project LlcForsanWind122 MWElbow Creek Wind Project Llc
Gunsight Mountain Wind Energy LlcBig SpringWind120 MWInvenergy Services Llc
Ocotillo WindpowerForsanWind58.8 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
Big Spring Wind Power FacilityBig SpringWind34.3 MWTerra-Gen Operating Co-Wind
Highpeak Solar 1CoahomaSolar10.0 MWPpm Solar Llc
Nrg Elbow Creek Energy Storage ProjectBig SpringOther Fossil2.0 MWNrg Texas Power Llc
BhaluCoahomaBattery Storage— MWCypress Creek Renewables
Wallie StorageBig SpringBattery Storage— MWCypress Creek Renewables

About power generation in Howard County

Howard County, Texas has 10 power plants totaling 719 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the dominant fuel source at 66% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (32%) and Solar (1%). The largest facility is C R Wing Cogen Plant at 230 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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