King Mountain Wind Farm

31°14′16″N 102°14′16″W / 31.23778°N 102.23778°W / 31.23778; -102.23778Owner(s)FPL EnergyWind farm TypeOnshorePower generation Units operational214Make and modelSiemens Wind PowerNameplate capacity278.2 MWAnnual net output750 GWh

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The King Mountain Wind Farm is a 278.2 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Upton County, Texas, United States. 214 Siemens 1.3 MW wind turbines are sited in rows along the south-eastern and north-western edges of a mesa surrounded by deep ravines. The project was completed in December 2001. Annual electricity production is more than 750 GW·h.^[1] The wind farm is owned by FPL Energy and the customers for the electricity generated are Reliant Energy (198.9 MW), Austin Energy (76.7 MW) and Texas-New Mexico Power Company (2.6 MW).

Dust, sand and high temperatures place extraordinary demands on the wind turbines. Consequently, the design was modified for the desert-like conditions, providing additional cooling and protection against wind-blown sand.^[1]