Hale Community Wind Farm
Wind power plant in Hale County, Texas. 478 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Southwestern Public Service Co.
Also known as Hale Wind · EIA plant 59247
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 478 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- June 2019First generator online
- Operator
- Southwestern Public Service CoEIA operator ID 17718
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Hale County, TX33.9278, −101.7422
- EIA plant ID
- 59247EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Hale Community Wind Farm produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
1.94 TWh
1,936,494 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
46.2%
2024: 50.2%
January to July 2026
1.30 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2020 to 2025
1.9–2.1
TWh a year. Low 2025, high 2024
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | 908,996 | Not reported | 7 of 12 |
| 2020 | 2,083,677 | 49.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 2,056,923 | 49.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 2,036,783 | 48.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 1,978,407 | 47.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 2,106,314 | 50.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 1,936,494 | 46.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 1,295,258 | 53.3% | 7 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 · SPPEmissions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALE1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 478.0 | June 2019 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Southwestern Public Service Co 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 Hale Community Wind Farm
How much power does Hale Community Wind Farm produce?
Hale Community Wind Farm reported 1,936,494 MWh (1.94 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 46.2% capacity factor on 478 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 1.30 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Hale Community Wind Farm?
Hale Community Wind Farm is in Hale County, Texas, at 33.9278, −101.7422. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Hale Community Wind Farm?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Southwestern Public Service Co as the operator (EIA operator ID 17718). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Hale Community Wind Farm start operating?
Its first generator began operating in June 2019, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Hale Community Wind Farm?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Hale Community 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)
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page