ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 122 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Howard County
- Operator
- ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56783
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 377 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 35%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.1206, -101.3950
ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC, a 122 MW Wind power plant in Howard County, Texas. Operated by ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC, commissioned 2008.
How ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC compares
With 122 MW of capacity, ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC ranks 167th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 45th 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 182nd-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 Howard County with 5 other operating plants, including C R WING COGEN PLANT and EC&R PANTHER CREEK WIND FARM I.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 122 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 377 GWh in 2024 (a 35% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 0.2 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 852 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is C R WING COGEN PLANT (230 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
ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT LLC is a 122 MW wind power plant in Howard County, TX, operated by ELBOW CREEK WIND PROJECT 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.