Ranchero Wind Farm LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 62259
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Crockett, TX
- Operating Since
- 2019
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Ranchero Wind Farm LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 1,148,843 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 43.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Ranchero Wind Farm LLC
OperatingWind
Ranked #33 of 249 Wind plants in TX#97 of 1442 nationally
300 MW Wind operating in Crockett, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
300 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2019
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.0157, -101.7042
County
Crockett, TX
Nearby Plants
- Shamrock WindWind223.9 MW · 12.8 km
- Big Sampson WindWind265 MW · 14.4 km
- Appaloosa Run WindWind171.8 MW · 19.8 km
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 | Ranchero Wind Farm LLC | Scout Clean Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Ranchero Wind Farm LLC | Scout Clean Energy LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Scout Clean Energy LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Ranchero Wind Farm LLC is a 300 MW wind power plant located in Crockett County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2019 and is owned and operated by Ranchero Wind Farm LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. Specifically, the turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE2.5-127, with a hub height of 89 meters and a rotor diameter of 127 meters.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In the most recent year of data, Ranchero Wind Farm generated 1,148,843 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 43.7%. Ranchero Wind Farm is the 28th largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and the 101st largest in the United States out of 734.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Ranchero Wind
OperationalWind300 MWERCOT
Generation
88.8K MWh
Latest Month
1.1M MWh
Annual Generation
43.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Illinnois #4 Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
RANCHERO_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (2)Beta
General
Quinbrook closes financing for Ranchero Wind Farm in Texas
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a specialist investor in low carbon energy infrastructure, announced that its portfolio company,...
Windpower Engineering & Development·7 years ago
Deals·project finance
Quinbrook closes financing for Ranchero Wind Farm in Texas
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a specialist investor in low carbon energy infrastructure, announced that its portfolio company,...
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners (lender)
Windpower Engineering & Development·7 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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