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735.5 MW Wind operating in Taylor, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
735.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.2140, -100.0571
County
Taylor, TX
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center is a large wind farm with 735.5 megawatts (MW) of capacity. It consists of 291 GE 1.5-megawatt wind turbines and 139 Siemens 2.3-megawatt wind turbines spread over nearly 47,000 acres (19,000 ha) of land in Taylor and Nolan County, Texas. At the time of its completion in 2006, it was the largest wind farm in the world.
Read more on WikipediaHorse Hollow Wind Energy Center is a 735.5 MW wind farm located in Taylor County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2005 and is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLC. The plant utilizes onshore wind turbine technology and consists of three generators. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 87 meters, and were manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.5-87.
In the most recent year of data, Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center generated 2,421,594 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 37.6%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Horse Hollow is the second-largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and ranks tenth nationally out of 734 wind facilities.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
237.7K MWh
Latest Month
2.4M MWh
Annual Generation
37.6%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.4B
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Horse Hollow 2 & 3 Switching Station · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
NextEra Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
H_HOLLO_WND1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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