BRAZOS WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 160 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Scurry County
- Operator
- SHELL WIND ENERGY INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 56111
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 659 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 41%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.7200, -101.2850
BRAZOS WIND FARM, a 160 MW Wind power plant in Scurry County, Texas. Operated by SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., commissioned 2003.
How BRAZOS WIND FARM compares
With 160 MW of capacity, BRAZOS WIND FARM ranks 148th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 29th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 107th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 56% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 240 MW. It shares Scurry County with 3 other operating plants, including EG178 FACILITY and SCURRY COUNTY WIND LP.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 182 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 160 MW). Net generation was 659 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 5.6 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 607 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BULL CREEK WIND (180 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BRAZOS WIND FARM is a 160 MW wind power plant in Scurry County, TX, operated by SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., commissioned in 2003. Scurry County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Scurry County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 48.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
Perils not assessed in Scurry County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Scurry County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.