Query
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-12T07:36:08.310Z

Briefing on Buffalo Gap Wind Farm

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 12, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
121 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2006
Operating since
1
Generators
16.9%
Capacity factor
179 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is a 121 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Operating.

Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is reported in Texas since 2006 under AES. Available operating and financial measures include 16.9% capacity factor and 179 GWh annual generation; $1895/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Taylor, Texas
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
AES
Operator
AES Distributed Energy
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
56240

What stands out

1

Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is a 121 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Texas with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 16.9% capacity factor and 179 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $1895/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “AES Adds 170 MW to Buffalo Gap Wind Farm - Texas Wind Platform Now at 524 MW” (Centrica, 2008-09-24).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#194 of 252
National rank
#623 of 1,442

Why it matters

For this asset in ERCOT (Texas), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.