LLANO ESTACADO WIND RANCH
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Carson County
- Operator
- SHELL WIND ENERGY INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55579
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 94.8 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 13%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.4850, -101.2414
LLANO ESTACADO WIND RANCH, an 80 MW Wind power plant in Carson County, Texas. Operated by SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., commissioned 2001.
How LLANO ESTACADO WIND RANCH compares
With 80 MW of capacity, LLANO ESTACADO WIND RANCH ranks 196th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 63rd of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 302nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 47% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 240 MW. It shares Carson County with 4 other operating plants, including MAJESTIC II WIND and MAJESTIC 1 WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 80 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 94.8 GWh in 2024 (a 13% capacity factor), down 16% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 461 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BLACK HAWK STATION (244 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
LLANO ESTACADO WIND RANCH is an 80 MW wind power plant in Carson County, TX, operated by SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., commissioned in 2001. Carson 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 Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Carson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 9.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 49.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.54 |
Perils not assessed in Carson 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Carson 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.