It is operated by Pattern Energy which is based in San Francisco.
[3] The wind farm’s output is contracted under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Austin Energy.
[1] Gulf Wind first generated electricity for the Texas power grid in November 2008,[4] with all turbines expected operational by September 2010.
[5] Gulf Wind's former owner Babcock & Brown sold the development rights to Pattern Energy in 2009.
[1] Gulf Wind farm was operational during most of Hurricane Harvey's landfall in Texas in August 2017, with turbines only shutting down when winds reach 55 miles per hour (89 km/h), and returning to normal operation the next day.