# Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/lacy-creek-wind-energy-center

NextEra Energy Resources · Sterling County · ERCOT

Lacy Creek Wind Energy Center is a 301.3 MW wind facility in Sterling County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports one operating generator dated December 2022 and lists Lacy Creek Wind, LLC as operator. Public equipment counts conflict arithmetically with the operating capacity, so no turbine count or model is published here.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's West region.
- **Financing structure:** NextEra reports project debt and differential-membership-interest tax-credit financing.
- **Equipment disclosure:** Not published because available public counts do not reconcile to the current 301.3 MW EIA rating.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 301.3 MW — EIA May 2026
- **In service:** 2022 — NextEra and EIA
- **Settlement point:** LACY_CRK_ALL — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Current resources:** 4 — LACY_CRK_UNIT1–4
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 65162 — Lacy Creek Wind, LLC

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 301.3 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Current operator:** Lacy Creek Wind, LLC — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Financing classification:** Project debt · DMI — NextEra portfolio · confidence: high

## 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.
- [NextEra March 2026 generation portfolio](https://www.investor.nexteraenergy.com/~/media/Files/N/NEE-IR/investor-materials/supplemental-resources/generation-portfolios/2026/FPL_NextEra%20Energy%20Resources%20Generation%20Portfolios_03312026.pdf) — NextEra Energy · official — Current ownership, capacity, in-service year, and financing classification.
- [Lacy Creek PUCT registration](https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/54127_2_1243613.PDF) — Public Utility Commission of Texas · regulatory — Project-company relationship to NextEra and renewable-energy registration.

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Website: [NextEra Energy Resources](https://nexteraenergyresources.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:28.763Z
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