# Blackjack Creek Wind Farm

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blackjack-creek-wind-farm

RWE Clean Energy · Bee and Refugio counties · ERCOT

Blackjack Creek Wind Farm is a 239.6 MW wind facility spanning Bee and Refugio counties in South Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 62783, with service beginning in May 2023 and RWE Clean Energy as the registered operator. RWE describes the project as 240 MW and identifies 50 Nordex turbines rated at 4.8 MW each. RWE's 2021 construction announcement projected late-2021 operation, but the page uses the later EIA service date as the operating record.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's South region.
- **Operating record:** 239.6 MW EIA · May 2023 service month.
- **Company project rating:** 240 MW reported by RWE.
- **Equipment:** 50 Nordex turbines rated at 4.8 MW each.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 239.6 MW — EIA May 2026
- **RWE project rating:** 240 MW — RWE
- **Turbines:** 50 — Nordex · 4.8 MW
- **Operating month:** May 2023 — EIA
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62783 — RWE Clean Energy

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 239.6 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Project rating:** 240 MW — RWE · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 50 × 4.8 MW Nordex turbines — RWE · confidence: high
- **Location:** Bee and Refugio counties — RWE · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **EIA registered operator and project owner:** RWE Clean Energy — EIA May 2026 generator inventory ([source](https://americas.rwe.com/))
- **Wind-turbine supplier:** Nordex — RWE Blackjack Creek construction announcement ([source](https://www.nordex-online.com/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [RWE Blackjack Creek construction announcement](https://americas.rwe.com/press/2021-16-06-rwes-onshore-blackjack-creek-wind-farm-under-construction/) — RWE · official — Project rating counties turbine count and turbine rating.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blackjack-creek-wind-farm
Website: [RWE](https://americas.rwe.com/press/2021-16-06-rwes-onshore-blackjack-creek-wind-farm-under-construction/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:01.865Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/