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Little Pringle II Wind Farm

Wind power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 35.9249, -101.5414.

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Little Pringle II Wind Farm is a 10 MW wind power plant in Texas, United States of America. It is operated by DeWind Co.. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 8.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #5724 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2010, it is around 16 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 10.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

10Source-backed capacity
8,509homes powered (est.)
2010commissioned (~16 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0057264.

Data status

Known data

FacilityLittle Pringle II Wind Farm WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Texas WRI
Coordinates35.9249, -101.5414 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity10 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerDeWind Co. WRI
Commissioned2010 WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#5724 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#858 of 1139 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.15× · 68 MW median · 1139 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent8,509 calculated
Climate14.0°C · HDD 2,210 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM tracker 2026 (location L100000906255); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 10 MW, Little Pringle II Wind Farm is below the median wind plant in United States of America (68 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Reported generation trend

2013: 26 GWh20132014: 24 GWh20142015: 19 GWh20152016: 16 GWh20162017: 10 GWh20172018: 0 GWh20182019: 0 GWh201926 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by DeWind Co..

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

14.0°Cannual mean temp
2,210heating degree-days (base 18°C)
753cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
993 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 2 °CJF: 4 °CFM: 9 °CMA: 13 °CAM: 19 °CMJ: 24 °CJJ: 26 °CJA: 25 °CAS: 21 °CSO: 15 °CON: 7 °CND: 3 °CD26 °C

Heating degree-days here run 10% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 46/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
24.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
968 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #858 largest wind power plant of 1139 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 1139 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 104,873 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 35.9249, -101.5414 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Little Pringle II Wind Farm?

Little Pringle II Wind Farm is a 10 MW source-record wind power plant in Texas, United States of America, commissioned in 2010.

How many homes can Little Pringle II Wind Farm power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 8,509 homes (estimated).

Who operates Little Pringle II Wind Farm?

Little Pringle II Wind Farm is operated by DeWind Co..

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