200.1 MW Wind operating in San Patricio, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
200.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2010
Operating Since
Coordinates
27.9765, -97.3490
County
San Patricio, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Big Sky Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Big Sky Wind, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Papalote Creek II LLC is a 200.1 MW wind power plant located in San Patricio County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2010 and is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, operating within the TRE NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 502,662 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 28.7%. The wind turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 101 meters, and are manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-101. Papalote Creek II LLC is ranked 97th out of 200 wind plants in Texas, and 299th out of 734 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
28.2K MWh
Latest Month
502.7K MWh
Annual Generation
28.7%
Capacity Factor
$65.2/MWh
PPA Price
Big Sky Wind, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rincon Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
COTTON_PAP2
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report