Papalote Creek I
RWE Renewables Americas, LLCSan Patricio County
Papalote Creek I is a 179.9 MW wind project in San Patricio County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 56983. RWE identifies it as its first coastal project and first US project using Vestas turbines. The project uses 109 Vestas V82 1.65 MW turbines and began operation in 2009.
Onshore Wind Turbine
Papalote Creek I LLC is operating.
ERCOT
EIA plant 56983 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Operating | 180 | Unknown |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 MW 180 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine WT | Sep 2009 | Operating |
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
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Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Construction began for Phase I of the Papalote Creek Wind Farm.
ERCOT · San Patricio County
Together these support the owner/operator name being RWE Renewables Americas (RWE).
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
1 ERCOT market resource · Wind
Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Observed ERCOT settlement prices at PAP1_PAP1 over 365 days (2025-10-26 to 2026-10-25).
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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioEIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
Phase I of the Papalote Creek Wind Farm was commissioned.
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
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Papalote Creek I reports 180 MW wind of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Papalote Creek I is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in San Patricio County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.
Papalote Creek I is in San Patricio County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.
Papalote Creek I is operated by RWE Americas, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Papalote Creek I reports a commercial operation date of 2009. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
Papalote Creek I reported 335.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
Papalote Creek I settles at PAP1_PAP1.
By capacity, Papalote Creek I ranks #373 of 1,374 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #120 of 230 in TX.
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.
