TX Hereford Wind
Deaf Smith County, Texas · EIA plant ID 58773 · Operator: Boralex US Operations LLC
Nameplate200MWSummer 200 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation617GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor35%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 665.9 | 38.0% | — |
| 2016 | 740.4 | 42.1% | — |
| 2017 | 740.5 | 42.3% | — |
| 2018 | 784.4 | 44.8% | — |
| 2019 | 750.7 | 42.9% | — |
| 2020 | 753 | 42.9% | — |
| 2021 | 626.1 | 35.7% | — |
| 2022 | 759.7 | 43.4% | — |
| 2023 | 718.1 | 41.0% | — |
| 2024 | 748.9 | 42.6% | — |
| 2025 | 526.3 | 30.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 200 | 200 | Dec 2014 | Operating | — | ge 1.85-82.5 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Boralex US Operations LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Boralex US Wind TNM LLC | 50.0% | 100 MW |
| Axium Great Plains Wind, LLC | 50.0% | 100 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| TX Jumbo Road Wind | 300 MW | 7.9 km |
| Astra Wind Farm | 163 MW | 11.4 km |
| Easter | — | 18.4 km |
| Renegade Solar Project (Dawn) | — | 20.3 km |
| Changing Winds | — | 28.5 km |
| Bethel Wind Farm LLC | 276 MW | 33.5 km |