South Plains Wind Farm | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Floyd County, Texas |
Coordinates | 34°11′07″N 101°22′18″W / 34.18528°N 101.37167°W |
Construction began | Spring 2015 |
Commission date | November 2015 (Phase I) April 2016 (Phase II) |
Owners | TerraForm Power (Phase I) Novatus Energy (Phase II) |
Operators | TerraForm Power (Phase I) E.ON Energy Services (Phase II) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 191 turbines |
Make and model | Vestas V100 2.0 MW Vestas V117 3.3 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 500.3 MW |
Capacity factor | 45.2% (average 2018-) |
Annual net output | 1,980 GW·h |
The South Plains Wind Farm, is located between Floydada, Texas and South Plains, Texas, on the high plains of the Llano Estacado in Floyd County. Completed in 2016, the wind farm was constructed in two phases that have a total generating capacity of 500.3 megawatts (MW).