# Mesquite Star

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/mesquite-star

Clearway Energy Group · Fisher and Nolan counties · ERCOT

Mesquite Star is a 418.9 MW wind facility spanning Fisher and Nolan counties, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports one operating wind generator with a March 2020 registry date. Mesquite Star Special, LLC owns and operates the facility through a tax-equity structure managed within Clearway's investment platform.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Large utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT.
- **Ownership structure:** Mesquite Star Special owns and operates the facility within a Clearway/HASI investment structure with MidAmerican tax equity.
- **Contracted output:** Public financial statements identify 228 MW of named corporate and institutional VPPAs plus a separate 12-year hedge.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 418.9 MW — EIA and project financials
- **Named VPPA capacity:** 228 MW — Five disclosed contracts
- **Tax equity investor:** MidAmerican — Project financials
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62587 — Mesquite Star Special LLC

## Facts

- **Capacity:** 418.9 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Full COD:** May 26, 2020 — Project financials · confidence: high
- **Registered operator:** Mesquite Star Special LLC — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Clearway Energy Group — Owner / operator for Mesquite Star ([source](https://clearwayenergygroup.com/))
- **Lender:** Mizuho — Lender for Mesquite Star ([source](https://mizuhogroup.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.
- [Clearway Mesquite Star construction announcement](https://www.clearwayenergygroup.com/press-releases/clearway-energy-group-closes-financing-and-starts-construction-on-419-mw-texas-wind-farm/) — Clearway Energy Group · official — Construction start, developer, EPC contractor, turbine supplier, capacity, and county scope.
- [Blattner Fisher County project page](https://www.blattnercompany.com/projects/fisher-county-texas-wind-project) — Blattner · official — EPC scope, turbine count and rating, roads, collection system, substation, and transmission line.

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Website: [Clearway Energy Group](https://clearwayenergygroup.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:33.516Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/