# Live Oak Wind Project

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/live-oak-wind-project

ENGIE North America · Schleicher County · ERCOT

Live Oak Wind Project is a wind power facility with 199.5 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Schleicher County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 61782. Engie North America is the registered plant entity or operator. Live Oak is a near-200 MW ERCOT onshore wind plant (199.5 MW) placed into service in 2019. Commercial operation began in 2019. Financing included a $147M tax-equity investment.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Context:** Live Oak is a near-200 MW ERCOT onshore wind plant (199.5 MW) placed into service in 2019.
- **Physical build:** Project constructed with balance-of-plant by Blattner; installed equipment: 76 Siemens Gamesa SWT-2.625-120 onshore wind turbines (2.625 MW each) for the Live Oak Wind Project (nameplate ~199.5 MW).
- **Financing:** Project-level financing announced August 15, 2018: ENGIE North America reported securing construction financing of approximately $147 million and tax-equity financing of approximately $155 million for Live Oak, and signed a power hedge in connection with project financing (parties named in ENGIE announcement).

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 199.5 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 61782 — Engie North America · Schleicher County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Live Oak Wind Project is operating.
- **Commercial operation:** 2019 — Best-supported operating milestone.
- **Project financing:** $147M — Project-level financing announced August 15, 2018: ENGIE North America reported securing construction financing of approximately $147 million and tax-equity financing of approximately $155 million for Live Oak, and signed a power hedge in connection with project financing (parties named in ENGIE announcement).
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — WL_RANCH_UNIT1

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 199.5 MW — Onshore Wind Turbine · confidence: high
- **Commercial operation:** 2019 · confidence: medium
- **Operating status:** operating — Live Oak Wind Project is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Schleicher County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Engie North America · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** wind — ERCOT · Schleicher County
- **Owner:** ENGIE North America — ENGIE North America's official project page (doc_id 3) identifies the project and the owner/operator; a contemporaneous industry press report (doc_id 5) describing ENGIE North America's start of construction corroborates ENGIE's ownership/role. · confidence: medium

## Related parties

- **Operator:** ENGIE North America — Owner / developer associated with Live Oak Wind Project. ([source](https://www.engie-na.com/))

## Sources

- [Findings of the Schleicher County ISD Submitted by Live...](https://assets.comptroller.texas.gov/ch313/1167/schlei-1167-lowp-agmt.pdf) — assets.comptroller.texas.gov · regulatory — This project would interconnect through Live Oak Wind Project's Wilson Ranch Substation in Schleicher. County, Texas, about 13 miles north of
- [Forecasted Capacity](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2023/03/08/SARA_Spring2023.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — WL_RANCH_UNIT1, SCHLEICHER, WIND-O, WEST, 2020, 199.5, 199.5.
- [OutageData](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2021/03/04/Unit_Outage_Data_20210304__Public_.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — WL_RANCH, WILSON RANCH SUBSTATION, UNIT1, 200, 0, 200, WIND, 44241.58264, 44249.99931, LIVE OAK
- [Live Oak](https://www.engie-na.com/project/live-oak/) — engie-na.com · other — Live Oak Wind is a 199.5MW wind project serving the ERCOT market. It is located in Schleicher County, Texas in United States and has been in operation since
- [Portfolio | Live Oak Onshore Wind Farm, US](https://www.laing.com/portfolio/live-oak-us/) — laing.com · other — The project is connected via an onsite 34.5/345kV substation with the project also owning 4.5 miles of 345kV overhead
- [Siemens Gamesa to supply wind turbines totaling more...](https://www.siemensgamesa.com/global/en/home/press-releases/siemens-gamesa-to-supply-wind-turbines-totaling-more-than-780-mw-in-the-us.html) — siemensgamesa.com · other — Oct 31, 2017 — SWT-2.625-120 and -2.625 MW wind turbines will be installed across the various project sites.

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Website: [ENGIE North America](https://www.engie-na.com/project/live-oak/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:30.391Z
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