WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Floyd County
- Operator
- WHIRLWIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56673
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 101 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 19%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.1078, -101.0958
WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER, a 60 MW Wind power plant in Floyd County, Texas. Operated by WHIRLWIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2007.
How WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER compares
With 60 MW of capacity, WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER ranks 211th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 71st of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.5% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 358th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 64% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 60 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 101 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 45% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by LIGHTHOUSE ELECTRIC COOP, INC, about 3.3 miles away.
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
WHIRLWIND ENERGY CENTER is a 60 MW wind power plant in Floyd County, TX, operated by WHIRLWIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2007. Floyd County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Floyd County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 7.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 49.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.61 |
Perils not assessed in Floyd 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 Floyd 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.