BULL CREEK WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 180 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Borden County
- Operator
- BULL CREEK WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56956
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 265 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 17%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.9153, -101.4581
BULL CREEK WIND, a 180 MW Wind power plant in Borden County, Texas. Operated by BULL CREEK WIND LLC, commissioned 2008.
How BULL CREEK WIND compares
With 180 MW of capacity, BULL CREEK WIND ranks 133rd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 21st of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.5% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 85th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 68% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Borden County with 2 other operating plants, POST WIND FARM LP and STEPHENS RANCH WIND ENERGY LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 180 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 265 GWh in 2024 (a 17% capacity factor), up 2% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
Another 4 operating power plants totaling 448 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BRAZOS WIND FARM (160 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BULL CREEK WIND is a 180 MW wind power plant in Borden County, TX, operated by BULL CREEK WIND LLC, commissioned in 2008. Borden County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 93rd national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Borden County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 48.1 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 6.6 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.50 |
Perils not assessed in Borden 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 Borden 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.