WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 92 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Webb County
- Operator
- WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58021
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 170 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 21%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 27.4815, -99.0020
WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC, a 92 MW Wind power plant in Webb County, Texas. Operated by WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2012.
How WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC compares
With 92 MW of capacity, WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC ranks 186th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 56th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 285th-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. It shares Webb County with 2 other operating plants, LAREDO and CEDRO HILL WIND LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 92 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 170 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), down 24% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL CO., about 0.3 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CEDRO HILL WIND LLC (150 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
WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC is a 92 MW wind power plant in Webb County, TX, operated by WHITETAIL WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2012. Webb County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 69th 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.
Webb County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 35.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Webb 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 Webb 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.