| Roscoe Wind Farm | |
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 Roscoe Wind Farm at sunrise | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°15′52″N 100°20′39″W / 32.26444°N 100.34417°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2009 |
| Construction cost | >US$1 billion |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Rated wind speed | 17 mph (27 km/h) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 627 |
| Nameplate capacity | 781.5 MW |
| Capacity factor | 31.7% (average 2011-2017) |
| Annual net output | 2,174 GW⋅h (7,830 TJ) |
The Roscoe Wind Farm near Roscoe, Texas is one of the world's largest-capacity wind farms. With 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW, owned and operated by RWE.[1][2] At the time of its completion in 2009, it was the largest wind farm in the world, surpassing the nearby 735.5-megawatt Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center.[3] In 2012, it was overtaken by California's 1,020-megawatt Alta Wind Energy Center.
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth; Jervis, Rick (October 18, 2019). "Turbines to the max: Texas produces more wind energy than nearly anywhere else in the world". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ "The Roscoe Wind Farm Project, Texas, USA". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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