Buckthorn Wind
Erath County, Texas · EIA plant ID 60983 · Operator: Buckthorn Wind Project, LLC
Nameplate101MWSummer 101 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation388GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor44%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.8 | 34.5% | — |
| 2018 | 363.9 | 41.3% | — |
| 2019 | 408.6 | 46.4% | — |
| 2020 | 407.3 | 46.1% | — |
| 2021 | 343.4 | 39.0% | — |
| 2022 | 355.7 | 40.4% | — |
| 2023 | 368.4 | 41.8% | — |
| 2024 | 357.7 | 40.5% | — |
| 2025 | 359.6 | 40.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWIND | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 100.5 | 100.5 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | vestas V126-3.45 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Buckthorn Wind Project, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Buckthorn Wind Project, LLC | 100.0% | 101 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Silver Star I Wind Power Project | 53 MW | 12.2 km |
| TPE Erath Solar, LLC | 10 MW | 20 km |
| R W Miller | 604 MW | 32.5 km |
| Erath County Solar | — | 36.5 km |
| La Casa Wind | 150 MW | 40.6 km |
| Darkwood Solar | — | 49.4 km |