PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 202 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Kenedy County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56795
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 363 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 21%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 27.2232, -97.7890
PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC, a 202 MW Wind power plant in Kenedy County, Texas. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2009.
How PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC compares
With 202 MW of capacity, PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC ranks 120th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 11th 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 48th-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, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, runs 4 operating plants in Texas totaling 523 MW. It shares Kenedy County with 3 other operating plants, including PATTERN GULF WIND and PENASCAL II WIND PROJECT LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 202 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 363 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, about 0.4 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 528 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PATTERN GULF WIND (283 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
PENASCAL WIND POWER LLC is a 202 MW wind power plant in Kenedy County, TX, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2009. 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.