PATTERN GULF WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 283 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Kenedy County
- Operator
- PATTERN OPERATORS LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56661
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 695 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 27.0013, -97.5994
PATTERN GULF WIND, a 283 MW Wind power plant in Kenedy County, Texas. Operated by PATTERN OPERATORS LP, commissioned 2008.
How PATTERN GULF WIND compares
With 283 MW of capacity, PATTERN GULF WIND ranks 97th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 3rd of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.4% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 18th-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, PATTERN OPERATORS LP, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 283 MW. It shares Kenedy County with 3 other operating plants, including PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC and PENASCAL II WIND PROJECT LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 283 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 695 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 8% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 403 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC (202 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
PATTERN GULF WIND is a 283 MW wind power plant in Kenedy County, TX, operated by PATTERN OPERATORS LP, commissioned in 2008. Kenedy County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low 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.
Kenedy County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 37.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Hail | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 7.8 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.72 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Kenedy 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 "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Kenedy 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.