Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Nolan County, Texas. 170.2 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by AES Distributed Energy.
Also known as Buffalo Gap 3 · EIA plant 56638
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 170.2 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- August 2008First generator online
- Operator
- AES Distributed EnergyEIA operator ID 61012
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Nolan County, TX32.2878, −100.1000
- EIA plant ID
- 56638EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
338 GWh
337,716 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
22.7%
2024: 20.2%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
284.6–485.4
GWh a year. Low 2022, high 2018
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | 119,172 | Not reported | 5 of 12 |
| 2009 | 282,313 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 457,379 | 30.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 532,497 | 35.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 516,758 | 34.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 489,721 | 32.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 512,171 | 34.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 422,084 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 464,680 | 31.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 473,993 | 31.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 485,413 | 32.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 469,951 | 31.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 403,450 | 27.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 323,178 | 21.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 284,563 | 19.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 292,130 | 19.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 302,193 | 20.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 337,716 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · ERCOTEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 170.2 | August 2008 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm
How much power does Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm produce?
Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm reported 337,716 MWh (338 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 22.7% capacity factor on 170.2 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm?
Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm is in Nolan County, Texas, at 32.2878, −100.1000. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists AES Distributed Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 61012). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in August 2008, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page