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170.2 MW Wind operating in Nolan, TX
170.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.2973, -100.1589
County
Nolan, TX
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm is a 170.2 MW wind power plant located in Nolan County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2008 and utilizes one generator. The primary fuel source is wind (WND), and the plant uses onshore wind turbine technology. The wind turbines were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-93, with a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 93 meters. AES Distributed Energy is the operator of the facility.
The plant's latest annual generation was 302,193 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 20.2%. Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. The plant is ranked 132 out of 200 wind plants in Texas and 419 out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
34.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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29.5K MWh
Latest Month
302.2K MWh
Annual Generation
20.2%
Capacity Factor
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2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $322.6M
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Buffalo Gap 1 & 3 Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
1.923 km
Operator
AES Corporation
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BUFF_GAP_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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