Great Prairie Wind
Great Prairie Wind is a wind farm in Hansford County, Texas, operated by Great Prairie Wind LLC. Among the 1,356 wind farms in the country it is the largest. It is the biggest of Texas’s 228 wind farms. Its biggest unit, rated at 1,027 MW, is the third-largest single generator in Texas.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
1,027 MW
1,027 MW net summer capacity
1 operable unit
- Onshore wind1,027 MW100%
Unit by unit, 2022 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit GR01 Onshore wind, 1,027 MW, 2022
Among Texas’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1W A Parish4,008 MW
- 2South Texas Project2,709 MW
- 3Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- 30Harrington1,080 MW
- 31Freestone Energy Center1,036 MW
- 32Great Prairie Windthis plant
- 33Sandy Creek Energy Station1,008 MW
- 34Montgomery County1,000 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 298th of 14,286
- Power plants in Texas
- 32nd of 1,023
- Plants in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area
- 19th of 713
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR01 | Onshore wind | 1,027 MW | 1,027 MW | 2022 | Operating |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- Southwest Power Pool
- Reliability region
- Midwest Reliability Organization
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 345 kV
- Nearest town on record
- Gruver
- Operator type
- Independent producer
- Coordinates
- 36.307°N, 101.532°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porterhouse Wind (4) LLC | Wind | 79.8 MW | 11.0 mi northeast |
| Great Plains Windpark LLC | Wind | 114 MW | 15.2 mi northeast |
| Goodwell Wind Project LLC | Wind | 200 MW | 16.3 mi north |
| Tenderloin Wind (6) LLC | Wind | 10 MW | 19.5 mi northwest |
| Filet Wind (5) LLC | Wind | 10 MW | 21.4 mi northwest |
| Brisket Wind (8) LLC | Wind | 10 MW | 27.7 mi southwest |
| Flat Iron Wind (7) LLC | Wind | 10 MW | 28.3 mi southwest |
| Tri-Tip Wind (9) LLC | Wind | 10 MW | 28.3 mi southwest |