POST OAK WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Shackelford County
- Operator
- LONE STAR WIND FARM LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56483
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 416 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.5144, -99.6564
POST OAK WIND LLC, a 200 MW Wind power plant in Shackelford County, Texas. Operated by LONE STAR WIND FARM LLC, commissioned 2008.
How POST OAK WIND LLC compares
With 200 MW of capacity, POST OAK WIND LLC ranks 124th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 15th 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 58th-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, LONE STAR WIND FARM LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 400 MW. It shares Shackelford County with 2 other operating plants, MESQUITE WIND POWER LLC and HACKBERRY WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 416 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS NORTH CO., about 2.2 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 480 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MESQUITE WIND POWER LLC (200 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
POST OAK WIND LLC is a 200 MW wind power plant in Shackelford County, TX, operated by LONE STAR WIND FARM LLC, commissioned in 2008. Shackelford County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Shackelford County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 10.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 47.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.39 |
Perils not assessed in Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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.