# La Chalupa, LLC

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/la-chalupa-llc

ACCIONA Energía · Cameron County · ERCOT

La Chalupa, LLC is a wind power facility with 198.5 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Cameron County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 63624. ACCIONA / ACCIONA Energía is the public owner or developer; Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. La Chalupa is the single largest wind farm in ACCIONA's North American portfolio (about 198 MW).

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Context:** La Chalupa is the single largest wind farm in ACCIONA's North American portfolio (about 198 MW).
- **Physical build:** La Chalupa, LLC (La Chalupa wind farm) — physically built as an onshore wind farm using Nordex AW125/3150-series turbines: the owner/operator ACCIONA states the project is equipped with 63 Nordex AWP/ AW 3150 turbines; towers are steel with ~87.5 m (≈300 ft) hub height and the project includes an ~11-mile high-voltage line to the grid. The site appears in ERCOT listings as two market resources (CHALUPA_UNIT1 and CHALUPA_UNIT2) split by capacity in ERCOT reporting.

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 198.5 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 63624 — Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC · Cameron County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — La Chalupa, LLC is operating.
- **Resource stack:** 2 resources — CHALUPA_UNIT1 · CHALUPA_UNIT2

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 198.5 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — La Chalupa, LLC is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Cameron County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Cameron County

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC — Owner / developer associated with La Chalupa, LLC. ([source](https://www.acciona.us/))

## Sources

- [2019C11437-La-Chalupa](https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2019C11437-La-Chalupa.pdf) — cameroncountytx.gov · regulatory — LA CHALUPA, 2019 is entered into by and between LA CHALUPA, LLC, potential to exceed an aggregate investment of $50 million within the County.
- [Forecasted Capacity](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2023/03/08/SARA_Spring2023.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Mar 8, 2023 — CHALUPA_UNIT1, CAMERON, WIND-C, COASTAL, 2021, 173.25, 173.25. 523, 0. CHALUPA_UNIT2, CAMERON, WIND-C, COASTAL, 2021, 25.2, 25.2. 540, 0, FLAT
- [SARA Spring 2023](https://ercot.com/files/docs/2023/03/08/SARA_Spring2023.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Mar 8, 2023 — CHALUPA_UNIT1, CAMERON, WIND-C, COASTAL, 2021, 173.25, 173.25. 523, 0. CHALUPA_UNIT2, CAMERON, WIND-C, COASTAL, 2021, 25.2, 25.2. 540, 0, FLAT
- [Palmas Altas wind farm and La Chalupa wind farm | ACCIONA | Business as unusual](https://www.acciona.com/projects/palmas-altas-wind-farm) — acciona.com · other — Capacity: Palmas Altas 144.9 MW / La Chalupa 198 MW Wind turbine: Nordex AW 125/3150 Tower: Steel, 87.5-meter hub height Start-up: Palmas Altas,
- [aeckert, Author at Nordex SE - Page 86 of 132](https://www.nordex-online.com/en/author/antje/page/86/) — nordex-online.com · other — The Nordex Group has again received big-ticket contracts from South Africa to install a total of 80 AW125/3150
- [Annual-Report-2019](https://www.nordex-online.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/03/Annual-Report-2019.pdf) — nordex-online.com · other — Mar 20, 2020 — AW125/3000-3150

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Website: [ACCIONA Energía](https://www.acciona-energia.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:28.688Z
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