Trinity Hills

Wind power plant in Texas, United States of America. Approximate location 33.3836, -98.7119.

WindTexasUnited States of America

Trinity Hills is a 225 MW wind power station in Texas, United States of America. It is operated by Trinity Hills Wind Farm LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 246 GWh, it can supply roughly 70k homes. It ranks #1898 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 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).

225Legacy source-record capacity
246GWh reported / yr
70,428homes powered
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0057520.

Data status

Known data

FacilityTrinity Hills WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Texas WRI
Coordinates33.3836, -98.7119 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity225 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerTrinity Hills Wind Farm LLC WRI
Commissioned2012 WRI
GWh reported / yr246 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#1898 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#94 of 1139 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.32× · 68 MW median · 1139 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent70,428 calculated from reported generation
Climate17.6°C · HDD 1,373 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 38/100 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 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 225 MW, Trinity Hills 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: 527 GWh20132014: 592 GWh20142015: 571 GWh20152016: 623 GWh20162017: 590 GWh20172018: 523 GWh20182019: 246 GWh2019623 GWh

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

Owner

Operated by Trinity Hills 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 humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 33.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

17.6°Cannual mean temp
1,373heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,230cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
363 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 5 °CJF: 8 °CFM: 13 °CMA: 18 °CAM: 22 °CMJ: 26 °CJJ: 29 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 24 °CSO: 18 °CON: 12 °CND: 7 °CD29 °C

Heating degree-days here run 44% 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: 32/100 — 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
38/100environmental-severity index
23.4°Cseasonal temperature swing
584 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 #94 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 33.3836, -98.7119 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Trinity Hills?

Trinity Hills is a 225 MW source-record wind power plant in Texas, United States of America, commissioned in 2012.

How much electricity does Trinity Hills generate?

Trinity Hills generates about 246 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Trinity Hills power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 70,428 homes.

Who operates Trinity Hills?

Trinity Hills is operated by Trinity Hills Wind Farm LLC.

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