Briscoe Wind Farm
Briscoe County, Texas · EIA plant ID 59734 · Operator: Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC
Nameplate150MWSummer 150 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation421GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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 | 122.3 | 36.9% | — |
| 2016 | 480.7 | 36.5% | — |
| 2017 | 415.4 | 31.6% | — |
| 2018 | 488.2 | 37.1% | — |
| 2019 | 366.9 | 27.9% | — |
| 2020 | 312.3 | 23.7% | — |
| 2021 | 291.7 | 22.2% | — |
| 2022 | 443.6 | 33.8% | — |
| 2023 | 414.6 | 31.6% | — |
| 2024 | 451.1 | 34.2% | — |
| 2025 | 420.8 | 32.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFW | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 150 | 150 | Oct 2015 | Operating | — | ge 1.85-87 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Briscoe Wind Farm, LLC | 100.0% | 150 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Longhorn Wind | 200 MW | 13.5 km |
| South Plains II | 300 MW | 29.3 km |
| Hecate Energy Frye Solar LLC | 500 MW | 33.1 km |
| Whirlwind Energy Center | 60 MW | 38.6 km |
| South Plains Wind Phase I | 200 MW | 39.9 km |
| Old Settler Wind | 151 MW | 41.6 km |