SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 161 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Oldham County
- Operator
- EDF RENEWABLE SERVICES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57973
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 334 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.2757, -102.4416
SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC, a 161 MW Wind power plant in Oldham County, Texas. Operated by EDF RENEWABLE SERVICES INC, commissioned 2012.
How SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC compares
With 161 MW of capacity, SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC ranks 145th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 26th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 104th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 88% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EDF RENEWABLE SERVICES INC, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 311 MW. It shares Oldham County with 2 other operating plants, WILDORADO WIND RANCH and GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 161 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 334 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 45% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO., about 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: GOLDEN SPREAD PANHANDLE WND RCH (78 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
SPINNING SPUR WIND LLC is a 161 MW wind power plant in Oldham County, TX, operated by EDF RENEWABLE SERVICES INC, commissioned in 2012. Oldham County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Oldham County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 49.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.29 |
Perils not assessed in Oldham 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Oldham 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.