Panther Creek Wind Farm

Panther Creek Wind Farm
Part of the Panther Creek Wind Farm in Howard County as seen from Big Spring State Park
Country	United States
Location	Big Spring, Texas
Coordinates	31°59′N 101°07′W
Power generation
Units operational	305
Nameplate capacity	457.5 MW

The Panther Creek Wind Farm in Big Spring, Texas, United States consists of 305 wind turbines and has an installed capacity of 457.5 megawatts, making it one of the ten largest wind farms in the United States. Phases I and II of the wind farm became operational early in 2009, with the completion of the third and final phase in September 2009. The projects are located in Howard, Sterling and Glasscock Counties.^[1] The wind farm can now generate enough wind power to supply 135,000 Texan homes.^[2]

See also

• Wind power in the United States
• List of onshore wind farms

References

1. E.ON Climate & Renewables closes financing for Panther Creek Wind Farm I&II, LLC
2. E.ON completes giant 458 MW wind farm in USA