What is the Roscoe Wind Farm?
Q: What is the Roscoe Wind Farm?
A: The Roscoe Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Roscoe, Texas, with 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781.5 MW.
Q: When was the Roscoe Wind Farm the largest wind farm in the world?
A: The Roscoe Wind Farm was the largest wind farm in the world in October 2009.
Q: What is the cost of the Roscoe Wind Farm?
A: The Roscoe Wind Farm project cost more than $1 billion.
Q: How many Texan homes can the Roscoe Wind Farm provide power for?
A: The Roscoe Wind Farm provides enough power for more than 250,000 average Texan homes.
Q: Where is the Roscoe Wind Farm located?
A: The Roscoe Wind Farm is located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) west of Fort Worth, covering parts of four Texas counties and nearly 100,000 acres.
Q: How does the Roscoe Wind Farm compare to the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center?
A: The Roscoe Wind Farm surpassed the nearby 735.5 MW Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in total installed capacity.
Q: What are some benefits of wind farms?
A: Wind farms require no water and generate no carbon dioxide - a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, unlike fossil-fueled power plants.
