# Heart of Texas Wind Project

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/heart-of-texas-wind-project

Scout Clean Energy LLC · McCulloch County · ERCOT

Heart of Texas Wind Project is a 180 MW wind farm in McCulloch County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 61032. Scout Clean Energy owns and operates the project. Commercial operation began in May 2020.

## Profile

- **Physical build:** Balance-of-plant delivered under a fixed-price balance-of-plant agreement with RES Americas Construction; the project installed sixty-four (64) GE 2-MW platform onshore wind turbines (the site uses three different 2‑MW‑platform models to optimize production). Commercial operation May 2020; EIA Plant ID 61032, represented in ERCOT as RTS2_U1/RTS2_U2 (two 90 MW market units).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 180 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 61032 — Scout Clean Energy LLC · McCulloch County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Heart of Texas Wind Project is operating.
- **Commercial operation:** May 2020 — Best-supported operating milestone.

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 180 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Commercial operation:** May 2020 · confidence: medium
- **Location:** McCulloch County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Scout Clean Energy LLC · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · McCulloch County

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Scout Clean Energy LLC — Current owner; acquired the project from RES Americas in September 2019. ([source](https://www.scoutcleanenergy.com/))
- **Portfolio financier:** KeyBank — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Heart of Texas Wind Project. ([source](https://www.key.com/))
- **Portfolio financier:** CoBank, ACB — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Heart of Texas Wind Project. ([source](https://www.cobank.com/))
- **Portfolio tax equity investor:** GE Energy Financial Services — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Heart of Texas Wind Project. ([source](https://www.ge.com/))

## Sources

- [2 MW ONSHORE WIND TURBINE PLATFORM](https://www.gevernova.com/hydropower/node/7) — gevernova.com · other — GE's 2 MW platform of onshore wind turbines sets the benchmark for consistent performance, reliability, farm level AEP, and efficiency.

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Website: [Scout Clean Energy LLC](https://www.scoutcleanenergy.com/case-studies/heart-of-texas)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:21.381Z
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