EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM I
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 143 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Howard County
- Operator
- E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56920
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 529 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 42%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.7086, -101.4542
EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM I, a 143 MW Wind power plant in Howard County, Texas. Operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned 2008.
How EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM I compares
With 143 MW of capacity, EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM I ranks 160th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 39th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 157th-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 Howard County with 5 other operating plants, including C R WING COGEN PLANT and ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 143 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 529 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 3.4 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 340 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
EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM I is a 143 MW wind power plant in Howard County, TX, operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned in 2008. Howard County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 91st 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.
Howard County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 47.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.3 |
Perils not assessed in Howard 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 Howard 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.