Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm

A 170.2 MW wind power plant in Nolan, Texas, owned by AES Distributed Energy, commissioned in 2008.

Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 56638Wind
Nameplate capacity
170.2 MW
Primary fuel
Wind
Commissioned
2008
Owner
AES Distributed Energy
Location
Nolan, Texas
Coordinates
32.2878, -100.1
Generation (2024)
302.2 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1

Location

Map of the United States showing the location of Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm

Nolan, Texas · 32.2878, -100.1

Reported annual generation

YearGWh
2015422.1
2016464.7
2017474
2018485.4
2019470
2020403.4
2021323.2
2022284.6
2023292.1
2024302.2

Nearby power plants

PlantFuelCapacityDistance
Buffalo Gap Wind FarmWind120.6 MW~4 km
Callahan Divide Wind Energy CenterWind114 MW~8 km
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind FarmWind232.5 MW~8 km
Horse Hollow Wind Energy CenterWind735.5 MW~9 km
South Trent Wind FarmWind101.2 MW~14 km
Turkey Track Wind Energy LLCWind169.5 MW~19 km

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