HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 736 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Taylor County
- Operator
- FPL ENERGY HORSE HOLLOW LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56291
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,458 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 38%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.1243, -100.0216
HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 736 MW Wind power plant in Taylor County, Texas. Operated by FPL ENERGY HORSE HOLLOW LLC, commissioned 2005.
How HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER compares
With 736 MW of capacity, HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER ranks 45th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and is the largest of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.2% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 60% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Taylor County with 2 other operating plants, BUFFALO GAP WIND FARM and CALLAHAN DIVIDE WIND ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 736 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 2,458 GWh in 2024 (a 38% capacity factor), up 5% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2005 and 2006.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by COLEMAN COUNTY ELEC COOP, INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 982 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BUFFALO GAP 2 WIND FARM (233 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
HORSE HOLLOW WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 736 MW wind power plant in Taylor County, TX, operated by FPL ENERGY HORSE HOLLOW LLC, commissioned in 2005. 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.