CHAMPION WIND FARM LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 127 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Nolan County
- Operator
- E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56592
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 94.9 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 8.5%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.3999, -100.6472
CHAMPION WIND FARM LLC, a 127 MW Wind power plant in Nolan County, Texas. Operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned 2008.
How CHAMPION WIND FARM LLC compares
With 127 MW of capacity, CHAMPION WIND FARM LLC ranks 164th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 43rd of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 175th-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. Its operator, E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, runs 13 operating plants in Texas totaling 2,136 MW. It shares Nolan County with 12 other operating plants, including SWEETWATER WIND 4 LLC and BUFFALO GAP 2 WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 127 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 94.9 GWh in 2024 (an 8.5% capacity factor), down 68% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 2,078 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MORGAN CREEK (536 MW, Natural Gas).
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
CHAMPION WIND FARM LLC is a 127 MW wind power plant in Nolan County, TX, operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned in 2008. Nolan County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Nolan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 9.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 48.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.96 |
Perils not assessed in Nolan 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 Nolan 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.