Chapman Ranch Wind I

OperatingWind

Ranked #65 of 249 Wind plants in TX#201 of 1442 nationally

236 MW Wind operating in Nueces, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

236 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2017

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

27.5988, -97.5289

County

Nueces, TX

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Chapman Ranch Wind LLC	Invenergy	—
Owner(s)	Chapman Ranch Wind LLC	Enbridge	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Chapman Ranch Wind I is a 236 MW wind power plant located in Nueces County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2017 and is owned by Enbridge, a Canadian company. The operator listed with the EIA is Chapman Ranch Wind LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of multiple onshore wind turbines. It is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority within the TRE NERC region.

The wind farm is equipped with Nordex AW125/3000 turbines, featuring a rotor diameter of 125 meters and a hub height of 87.5 meters. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 517,952 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.0%. Chapman Ranch Wind I ranks as the 63rd largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 197th nationally out of 734.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

TRE

Balancing Authority

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

51.1K MWh

Latest Month

518.0K MWh

Annual Generation

25.0%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Santa Cruz Substation · 138 kV

Substation Distance

0 km

Operator

Enbridge

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

SANTACRU_ALL

Pricing Hub

HB_SOUTH

Secondary Zone

LZ_SOUTH

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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