Sweetwater Wind 5 — United States of America
Wind power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 32.2369, -100.4833.
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Sweetwater Wind 5 is a 80.5 MW wind power plant in Texas, United States of America. It is operated by Leeward Asset Management LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 218 GWh, it can supply roughly 62k homes. It ranks #3041 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0056372.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 606 MW for Sweetwater wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 80.5 MW, Sweetwater Wind 5 is well above the median wind plant in United States of America (67.7 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 31%, from 218 GWh of reported generation, in line with the 30% median for 1120 wind plants in United States of America
- Generation trend
- 238 GWh in 2013 and 218 GWh in 2019 (−9%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2014: 250 GWh; 2015: 206 GWh
- Share of United States of America wind capacity
- less than 0.1% of 104,873 MW across 1,139 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 257 of 1,139 dated wind plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Leeward Asset Management LLC. All plants by this company →
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 32.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 45% 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: 31/100 — 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
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
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 #515 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
- Sweetwater Wind 3 LLC · Wind · 135 MW · Texas
- Sweetwater Wind 4 LLC · Wind · 241 MW · Texas
- Sweetwater Wind 2 LLC · Wind · 98.8 MW · Texas
- Sweetwater Wind 1 LLC · Wind · 37.5 MW · Texas
- Turkey Track Wind Energy LLC · Wind · 169.5 MW · Texas
- Champion Wind Farm LLC · Wind · 126.5 MW · Texas
Location
Coordinates 32.2369, -100.4833 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sweetwater Wind 5?
Sweetwater Wind 5 is a 80.5 MW wind power plant in Texas, United States of America, commissioned in 2008.
How much electricity does Sweetwater Wind 5 generate?
Sweetwater Wind 5 generates about 218 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Sweetwater Wind 5?
Sweetwater Wind 5 is operated by Leeward Asset Management LLC.