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
Generation (2024)
302.2 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 422.1 | |
| 2016 | 464.7 | |
| 2017 | 474 | |
| 2018 | 485.4 | |
| 2019 | 470 | |
| 2020 | 403.4 | |
| 2021 | 323.2 | |
| 2022 | 284.6 | |
| 2023 | 292.1 | |
| 2024 | 302.2 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gap Wind Farm | Wind | 120.6 MW | ~4 km |
| Callahan Divide Wind Energy Center | Wind | 114 MW | ~8 km |
| Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | Wind | 232.5 MW | ~8 km |
| Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center | Wind | 735.5 MW | ~9 km |
| South Trent Wind Farm | Wind | 101.2 MW | ~14 km |
| Turkey Track Wind Energy LLC | Wind | 169.5 MW | ~19 km |
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