# Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/buffalo-gap-2-wind-farm

AES Distributed Energy · Nolan County · ERCOT

Buffalo Gap 2 is a 232.5 MW wind facility in Nolan County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating aggregate generator under Plant ID 56484, with service beginning in July 2007 and AES Distributed Energy as the registered operator. EIA's annual generator data reports 155 GE 1.5 MW turbines. AES is separately repowering the three-phase Buffalo Gap complex, replacing 282 legacy turbines with 117 newer machines while targeting 526.5 MW across the full complex; that program is not a Buffalo Gap 2-only capacity claim.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation within the three-phase Buffalo Gap complex.
- **Operating record:** 232.5 MW · July 2007 service month.
- **Current equipment record:** 155 GE turbines rated at 1.5 MW each.
- **Repower scope:** 117 new turbines and 526.5 MW apply to the full Buffalo Gap complex, not Phase 2 alone.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 232.5 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Legacy turbines:** 155 — GE · 1.5 MW
- **Operating month:** Jul 2007 — EIA
- **Complex repower:** 526.5 MW — Three-phase portfolio scope
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56484 — AES Distributed Energy

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 232.5 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Current equipment:** 155 × 1.5 MW GE turbines — EIA annual · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** AES Distributed Energy — EIA · confidence: high
- **Repower scope:** Full Buffalo Gap complex — AES · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company:** Buffalo Gap Wind Farm 2 LLC — AES Buffalo Gap repower page
- **EIA registered operator:** AES Distributed Energy — EIA May 2026 generator inventory ([source](https://www.aes.com/))
- **Legacy turbine supplier:** GE — EIA annual generator data ([source](https://www.gevernova.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [EIA annual generator data](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Turbine count manufacturer and model.
- [AES Buffalo Gap repower page](https://www.aes.com/sustainability-impact/people-communities/projects/buffalo-gap-repower) — AES · official — Current repower scope across all three Buffalo Gap phases.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/buffalo-gap-2-wind-farm
Website: [AES](https://www.aes.com/sustainability-impact/people-communities/projects/buffalo-gap-repower)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:05.571Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/