LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Mitchell County
- Operator
- LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 57303
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 308 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 23%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.4375, -100.7444
LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC, a 150 MW Wind power plant in Mitchell County, Texas. Operated by LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC, commissioned 2009.
How LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC compares
With 150 MW of capacity, LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC ranks 151st among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 30th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.3% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 118th-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. It shares Mitchell County with one other operating plant, MORGAN CREEK.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 150 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 308 GWh in 2024 (a 23% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY CO., about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 2,188 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
LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant in Mitchell County, TX, operated by LORAINE WINDPOWER PARK LLC, commissioned in 2009. Mitchell County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 89th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Mitchell County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 48.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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.