# Griffin Trail Wind

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/griffin-trail-wind

Innergex · Knox County · ERCOT

Griffin Trail Wind is a 225.6 MW wind facility in Knox County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating aggregate generator under Plant ID 62411, with service beginning in July 2021 and Griffin Trail Wind, LLC as the registered operator. Innergex financed and commissioned the project, which uses 80 GE turbines. Its December 2020 financing comprised a $276.2 million construction facility led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and CIBC plus a $171.4 million Wells Fargo tax-equity commitment. Innergex announced full commissioning on July 30, 2021.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Merchant utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT; Innergex disclosed spot-market sales rather than a long-term PPA.
- **Equipment:** 80 GE wind turbines totaling approximately 225 MW.
- **Financing:** $276.2M construction financing · $171.4M Wells Fargo tax-equity commitment.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 225.6 MW — EIA
- **Turbines:** 80 — GE
- **Construction financing:** $276.2M — SMBC · CIBC
- **Tax-equity commitment:** $171.4M — Wells Fargo
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62411 — Griffin Trail Wind, LLC

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 225.6 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 80 GE turbines — Innergex · confidence: high
- **Market model:** ERCOT spot market — Innergex · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Griffin Trail Wind, LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Project sponsor and owner:** Innergex — Innergex Griffin Trail financial close ([source](https://www.innergex.com/))
- **Portfolio coordinating lead arranger:** Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Griffin Trail Wind. ([source](https://www.smbcgroup.com/))
- **Portfolio joint lead arranger:** CIBC — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Griffin Trail Wind. ([source](https://www.cibc.com/))
- **Portfolio tax-equity investor:** Wells Fargo — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Griffin Trail Wind. ([source](https://www.wellsfargo.com/))
- **Construction contractor:** Blattner Energy — Innergex Griffin Trail financial close ([source](https://www.blattnercompany.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.
- [Innergex Griffin Trail financial close](https://www.innergex.com/es/sala-de-prensa/innergex-achieves-financial-close-of-its-225-mw-griffin-trail-wind-project-in-texas) — Innergex · official — Financing amounts, lenders, tax equity, contractors, equipment and merchant-market model.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:20.159Z
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