Buffalo Gap Wind Farm

The Buffalo Gap Wind Farm is located in Nolan and Taylor Counties, about 20 miles (30 km) south west of Abilene, Texas. It was constructed in three phases and has a total wind generation capacity of 523.3 megawatts (MW).[1]

Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
Official nameBuffalo Gap Wind Farm
CountryUnited States
Location20 miles (30 km) south west of Abilene, Texas
Coordinates32°18′38″N 100°8′57″W
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 2006
Owner(s)AES Wind Generation
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational296 turbines
Make and modelVestas V80-1.8 MW,
GE SLE-1.5 MW,
Siemens SWT-2.3 MW
Nameplate capacity523.3 MW
Capacity factor33.3% (average 2010-2017)
Annual net output1,529 GW·h

Facility details

Buffalo Gap 1 consists of 67 Vestas V-80 wind turbines, each rated at 1.8 MW, for a total capacity of 120.6 MW. The wind farm was developed by SeaWest WindPower and is currently owned by AES Wind Generation. The power is sold to Direct Energy Texas under a 15-year power purchase agreement.[2]

Buffalo Gap 2 is a 232.5 MW expansion consisting of 155 GE SLE 1.5 MW wind turbines. The facility was developed by AES Wind Generation and went into commercial operation in June 2007. The power is sold to Direct Energy under a 10-year power purchase agreement.[2][3]

Buffalo Gap 3 is a 170.2 MW addition, completed in September 2008, consisting of 74 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines.[1]

Electricity production
Buffalo Gap Wind Electricity Generation (MW·h)
YearBuffalo Gap 1
(120.6 MW) [4]		Buffalo Gap 2
(232.5 MW) [5]		Buffalo Gap 3
(170.2 MW) [6]		Total Annual
MW·h
2006 284,020 284,020
2007 338,276289,344 627,620
2008 346,582592,112119,172 1,057,866
2009 237,641343,888282,313 863,842
2010 355,124656,526457,379 1,469,029
2011 393,144748,033532,497 1,673,674
2012 390,997716,153516,758 1,623,908
2013 374,189680,246489,721 1,544,156
2014 385,083705,214512,171 1,602,468
2015 324,844595,982422,084 1,342,910
2016 349,474673,377464,680 1,487,531
2017 361,998650,578473,993 1,486,569
Average Annual Production (years 2010-2017) --->1,528,781

See also

References
  1. AES Adds 170 MW to Buffalo Gap Wind Farm
  2. Direct Energy to Buy 233 MW from AES' Wind Project in Texas Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Renewable Energy Access, 1 September 2006.
  3. Power Technology project information
  4. "Buffalo Gap (1), Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  5. "Buffalo Gap 2, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  6. "Buffalo Gap 3, Annual". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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