Sherbino II

Wind power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 30.7726, -102.5058.

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Sherbino II is a 145 MW wind power station in Texas, United States of America. It is operated by Sherbino II Wind Farm LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 128 GWh, it can supply roughly 37k homes. It ranks #2396 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2011, it is around 15 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).

145Legacy source-record capacity
128GWh reported / yr
36,657homes powered
2011commissioned (~15 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0057415.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySherbino II WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Texas WRI
Coordinates30.7726, -102.5058 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity145 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerSherbino II Wind Farm LLC WRI
Commissioned2011 WRI
GWh reported / yr128 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#2396 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#319 of 1139 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.14× · 68 MW median · 1139 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent36,657 calculated from reported generation
Climate17.8°C · HDD 1,179 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 41/100 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.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 128 MW for Sherbino II wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: C_REVIEW_MANUAL - recommended action: manual_review_only - confidence: unknown. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 145 MW, Sherbino II is well above 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: 114 GWh20132014: 422 GWh20142015: 406 GWh20152016: 443 GWh20162017: 406 GWh20172018: 301 GWh20182019: 128 GWh2019443 GWh

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

Owner

Operated by Sherbino II Wind Farm LLC.

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 30.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

17.8°Cannual mean temp
1,179heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,108cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
967 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 7 °CJF: 10 °CFM: 14 °CMA: 18 °CAM: 22 °CMJ: 26 °CJJ: 27 °CJA: 27 °CAS: 23 °CSO: 18 °CON: 12 °CND: 8 °CD27 °C

Heating degree-days here run 52% 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: 28/100 — this site sits in the bottom 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)
41/100environmental-severity index
20.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
605 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 #319 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.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 30.7726, -102.5058 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Sherbino II?

Sherbino II is a 145 MW source-record wind power plant in Texas, United States of America, commissioned in 2011.

How much electricity does Sherbino II generate?

Sherbino II generates about 128 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Sherbino II power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 36,657 homes.

Who operates Sherbino II?

Sherbino II is operated by Sherbino II Wind Farm LLC.

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