INADALE WIND FARM LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 197 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Nolan County
- Operator
- E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56984
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 335 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.4962, -100.5957
INADALE WIND FARM LLC, a 197 MW Wind power plant in Nolan County, Texas. Operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned 2009.
How INADALE WIND FARM LLC compares
With 197 MW of capacity, INADALE WIND FARM LLC ranks 128th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 19th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 81st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 76% 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 2 generators at the site with 207 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 335 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), down 23% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2009 and 2018.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,006 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
INADALE WIND FARM LLC is a 197 MW wind power plant in Nolan County, TX, operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned in 2009. 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.