BUFFALO GAP WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 121 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Taylor County
- Operator
- AES WIND GENERATION INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2006
- EIA plant ID
- 56240
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 179 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 17%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.2956, -100.1164
BUFFALO GAP WIND FARM, a 121 MW Wind power plant in Taylor County, Texas. Operated by AES WIND GENERATION INC, commissioned 2006.
How BUFFALO GAP WIND FARM compares
With 121 MW of capacity, BUFFALO GAP WIND FARM ranks 168th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 46th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 183rd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 62% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, AES WIND GENERATION INC, runs 3 operating plants in Texas totaling 523 MW. It shares Taylor County with 2 other operating plants, HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER and CALLAHAN DIVIDE WIND ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 121 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 179 GWh in 2024 (a 17% capacity factor), down 18% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by TAYLOR ELECTRIC COOP INC - (TX), under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 2,258 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER (736 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
BUFFALO GAP WIND FARM is a 121 MW wind power plant in Taylor County, TX, operated by AES WIND GENERATION INC, commissioned in 2006. Taylor County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Taylor County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 10.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 47.3 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Taylor 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 Taylor 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.