Bobcat Bluff Wind Project
Archer County
Overview
- Reported capacity
- 161 MW
- EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 57974
- Archer County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
- Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC is operating.
- Settlement point
- BCATWD_WD_1
- ERCOT settlement point.
- Resource stack
- 1 resource
- BCATWIND_WIND_1
Infrastructure record
- Operator
- EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
- Alternate name
- Bobcat Bluff Wind Farm
- Turbines
- 17
- Manufacturers
- GE
- In service
- 2012-12
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Market node
- ARCHER.
- Context
- The project record shows a federal subsidy payment of $80,535,223 recorded to Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC in 2013, a notable fiscal support entry tied to the facility.
- Physical build
- 100 GE onshore wind turbines (reported at commissioning as 100 × 1.5 MW GE turbines); project spans ~12,500–14,000 acres and was commissioned in December 2012 / January 2013 (owner: EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.; EIA plant capacity ~161 MW).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 161 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operating status
- operating
Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC is operating.
- Location
- Archer County
ERCOT
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Archer County
- Owner
- EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
Generation and physical site
EIA plant 57974 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
Reported operating nameplate by technology
- Wind
- 161 MW
Generator records (1)
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Operating | 161 | Unknown |
- Physical map location · OpenStreetMap
- 33.50355, -98.57872
- Filed location · EIA
- 33.49306, -98.58194
Sources and observation dates
Related assets
Similar plants ranked by technology, capacity, and distance.
Units and generators
Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 161 MW 161 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine WT | Dec 2012 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 161 MW
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- National rank
- #417
- of 1,374 operating peers
- TX rank
- #135
- of 230 operating peers
Monthly generation
Download CSVLatest 12 months
462.3 GWh
Reported net generation
Latest report
Dec 2024
EIA-923 monthly filing
2024 capacity factor
32.7%
Using current reported nameplate capacity
Grid and market context
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Land and environmental record
Coordinate Parcel Area
2025
8,370.911 acres
Parcel 6878 (TxGIO, ARCHER APPRAISAL DISTRICT, tax year 2025) legal area: 8,370.911 acres. Note: This is a large contiguous parcel intersecting the EIA plant coordinate; project-reported acreage (12,500–14,000 acres) may span multiple parcels and/or exceed this single parcel.
Coordinate Parcel Id
2025
6878
TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 6878; ARCHER APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025
Coordinate Parcel Owner
2025
FMRANCH SERIES LLC
TxGIO parcel intersecting the mapped EIA plant coordinate; parcel 6878; ARCHER APPRAISAL DISTRICT; tax year 2025
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Acquisition ClosedEnXco acqui...
EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. (enXco / EDF Renewable Energy) acquired Bobcat Bluff wind development project in Archer County, Texas from Element Power U.S. Closing March 27, 2012; construction commenced April 2012; operation began December 26, 2012.