# El Algodon Alto Wind Farm, LLC

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/el-algodon-alto-wind-farm-llc

RWE Clean Energy · San Patricio County · ERCOT

EIA's May 2026 inventory dates its aggregate wind-generator record to May 2022. RWE invested approximately €280 million in the project and reported more than $11.1 million of local construction spending.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale onshore wind generation in ERCOT's South region.
- **Physical build:** 91 Vestas turbines; RWE does not identify a model in the reviewed first-party release.
- **Investment:** Approximately €280 million invested by RWE; more than $11.1 million spent locally during construction.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 200.2 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Turbines:** 91 — Vestas · RWE
- **RWE investment:** ≈€280M — RWE interim report
- **Local construction spend:** >$11.1M — RWE

## Facts

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200.2 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 91 Vestas turbines — RWE · confidence: high
- **Local construction workforce:** 200–300 people — RWE · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company:** El Algodon Alto Wind Farm LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Turbine supplier:** Vestas — RWE El Algodon Alto announcement ([source](https://www.vestas.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 El Algodon Alto announcement](https://americas.rwe.com/press/2022-05-10-rwes-us-el-algodon-alto-wind-farm-operating-in-south-texas/) — RWE · official — Capacity, turbine count, location, operating announcement and local construction spending.

---

Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/el-algodon-alto-wind-farm-llc
Website: [RWE](https://americas.rwe.com/press/2022-05-10-rwes-us-el-algodon-alto-wind-farm-operating-in-south-texas/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:13.575Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/