# Ranchero Wind Farm LLC

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/ranchero-wind-farm-llc

Scout Clean Energy · Crockett County · ERCOT

Ranchero Wind Farm is a 300 MW wind project in Crockett County, Texas. EIA reports September 2019 operation; Scout Clean Energy reports an October 2019 commercial-operation date. The project uses 120 GE 2.5 MW turbines with 127-meter rotors, spans roughly 23,000 acres, and connects to ERCOT through a short 345 kV gen-tie. Scout developed the project and continues to manage operations, maintenance, and commercial oversight.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Merchant wind generation selling into ERCOT.
- **Equipment:** 120 GE 2.5 MW turbines with 127-meter rotors.
- **Interconnection:** 345 kV gen-tie to ERCOT; Scout describes the line as 300 yards.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 300 MW — EIA and Scout
- **Land area:** ~23,000 acres — Scout
- **Company COD:** Oct 2019 — Scout
- **Settlement point:** RANCHERO_ALL — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62259 — Ranchero Wind Farm LLC

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 300 MW — EIA and Scout · confidence: high
- **Current manager:** Scout Clean Energy — Scout · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 120 GE 2.5 MW turbines — Scout · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Ranchero Wind Farm LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Developer and operations/commercial manager:** Scout Clean Energy — Scout Ranchero project ([source](https://www.scoutcleanenergy.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.
- [Scout Ranchero project](https://www.scoutcleanenergy.com/projects/ranchero/) — Scout Clean Energy · official — Current project capacity, COD, acreage, interconnection, and operating role.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/ranchero-wind-farm-llc
Website: [Scout Clean Energy](https://www.scoutcleanenergy.com/projects/ranchero/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:42.893Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/