# Papalote Creek II LLC

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/papalote-creek-ii-llc

RWE Clean Energy · San Patricio County · ERCOT

EIA's May 2026 inventory dates the aggregate wind-generator record to December 2010. A historical 18-year LCRA power-purchase agreement became the subject of federal appellate litigation; it is retained as a historical contract rather than a statement of current offtake.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale onshore wind generation in ERCOT's South region.
- **Current ownership:** RWE's 2023 financial statements list a 100% shareholding.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 200.1 MW — EIA and RWE
- **RWE ownership:** 100% — 2023 financial statements
- **Settlement point:** COTTON_PAP2 — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Commercial operation:** Dec 2010 — EIA

## Facts

- **Nameplate capacity:** 200.1 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Historical PPA:** 18 years with LCRA — Fifth Circuit opinion · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company:** Papalote Creek II LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory

## 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.
- [RWE onshore wind portfolio](https://americas.rwe.com/our-energy/onshore-wind/onshore-wind-projects-and-locations/) — RWE · official — Current portfolio listing, capacity and 87 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines.
- [Papalote Creek II v. LCRA](https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/17-50852/17-50852-2019-03-18.html) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · regulatory — Historical 18-year LCRA agreement and assignment dispute.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/papalote-creek-ii-llc
Website: [RWE](https://americas.rwe.com/our-energy/onshore-wind/onshore-wind-projects-and-locations/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:39.153Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/