# Green Pastures Wind I

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/green-pastures-wind-i

Baylor County · ERCOT

Green Pastures Wind I is a wind power facility with 150 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Baylor County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 59732.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Market node:** GPASTURE.
- **Physical build:** Green Pastures Wind I (Phase 1): 150 MW installed as 50 × ACCIONA AW 116/3000 turbines (3.0 MW each). The broader Green Pastures project comprises two 150 MW phases (50 turbines each) for a 300 MW total.
- **Financing:** October 2014: Capital Dynamics closed project financing for the Green Pastures first phase in partnership with Prudential Capital Group (project‑level financial close for first phase).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 150 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 59732 — Baylor County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating
- **Settlement point:** GPASTURE_ALL — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — GPASTURE_WIND_I

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 150 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Green Pastures Wind I is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Baylor County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Baylor County
- **Owner:** Green Pastures Wind I, LLC — Those are primary/official registry sources for the owner/registrant. · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Developer:** Pioneer Green Energy — Austin‑based developer of the Green Pastures project; identified as the developer and the entity from which Capital Dynamics acquired Green Pastures in 2014. ([source](https://www.pioneergreen.com/))
- **Portfolio financier:** Prudential Capital Group — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Green Pastures Wind I. ([source](https://www.prudential.com/))
- **Owner / developer:** ACCIONA Energía — Announced acquisition in November 2024 of Green Pastures I and II (transaction reported at ≈ USD 202.5 million enterprise value for the two farms). ([source](https://www.acciona-energia.com/))

## Sources

- [~* TEX>~](https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/57430_85_1470118.PDF) — interchange.puc.texas.gov · regulatory — Registration Form for Power Generation Companies and Self-Generators. Page 2 of 6. Page 4. 1. Registrant. Legal business name: Green Pastures Wind I, LLC.
- [Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) in the...](https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-R06-OAR-2025-0197-0072/attachment_1.pdf) — downloads.regulations.gov · regulatory — . ERCOT Adjusted. Load Forecast and Protocol-prescribed resource capacity. GPASTURE_WIND_I. WT. WIND-O. OPER. CONV. BAYLOR. WEST
- [TitlePage](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/02/13/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_December2024_initial-version.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Feb 13, 2025 —. ERCOT approval of updated resource registration system information. GPASTURE_WIND_I, WT, WIND-O, OPER, CONV, BAYLOR, WEST, 42325, 150
- [TitlePage](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2022/05/16/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_May2022.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — May 16, 2022 — This ERCOT Working Paper has been prepared for specific ERCOT and market participant purposes. GRANDVIEW WIND 1 (CONWAY) GREEN PASTURES
- [Media Release First Turbines Installed At Green Pastures Wind Project In Northern Texas 16oct14 2](https://www.capdyn.com/Customer-Content/www/news/PDFs/media_release-first_turbines_installed_at_green_pastures_wind_project_in_northern_texas-16oct14-2.pdf) — capdyn.com · other — Capital Dynamics acquired the project from Pioneer Green and recently closed a major financing transaction for the project.
- [Green Pastures Wind Project, Texas - Power Technology](https://www.power-technology.com/projects/green-pastures-wind-project-texas/) — power-technology.com · other — In 2014, Swiss-based global asset manager Capital Dynamics acquired the project from Texas-based utility-scale renewable energy projects developer Pioneer Green Energy. Capital Dynamics owns three wind farms in the UK, while Green Pastures is its first wind project in the US.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:19.707Z
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