MCADOO WIND ENERGY LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Dickens County
- Operator
- INVENERGY SERVICES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56773
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 364 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.7472, -100.9950
MCADOO WIND ENERGY LLC, a 150 MW Wind power plant in Dickens County, Texas. Operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned 2008.
How MCADOO WIND ENERGY LLC compares
With 150 MW of capacity, MCADOO WIND ENERGY 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 2008, it is newer than 68% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, runs 8 operating plants in Texas totaling 690 MW.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 150 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 364 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 18% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 0.2 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: RALLS WIND FARM (10 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
MCADOO WIND ENERGY LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant in Dickens County, TX, operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned in 2008. Dickens County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 93rd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low 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.
Dickens County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 48.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.32 |
Perils not assessed in Dickens 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 Dickens 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.