# Rio Bravo Windpower, LLC

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/rio-bravo-windpower-llc

BHE Renewables · Starr County · ERCOT

Rio Bravo is a 237.6 MW wind facility in Starr County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 61865, with service beginning in June 2019. BHE Renewables acquired full ownership effective March 28, 2025 and describes the project as 237 MW with 66 Vestas 3.6 MW turbines.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's South region.
- **Operating record:** 237.6 MW EIA nameplate · June 2019 service.
- **Equipment:** 66 Vestas turbines rated at 3.6 MW each.
- **Ownership history:** Longroad development · Sammons acquisition in 2018 · BHE full ownership from March 2025.

## Metrics

- **Operating capacity:** 237.6 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Company project rating:** 237 MW — BHE Renewables
- **Turbines:** 66 — Vestas · 3.6 MW
- **Site area:** 14,730 acres — BHE Renewables
- **Settlement point:** CABEZON_ALL — ERCOT settlement point.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 61865 — Rio Bravo Windpower LLC

## Facts

- **Operating capacity:** 237.6 MW — EIA · confidence: high
- **Equipment:** 66 × 3.6 MW Vestas turbines — BHE Renewables · confidence: high
- **Current owner:** BHE Renewables — BHE Renewables · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Rio Bravo Windpower LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Full owner since March 28, 2025:** BHE Renewables — BHE Rio Bravo acquisition announcement ([source](https://www.bherenewables.com/))
- **Wind-turbine supplier:** Vestas — BHE Rio Bravo acquisition announcement ([source](https://www.vestas.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.
- [BHE Rio Bravo acquisition announcement](https://www.bherenewables.com/bhe-renewables-expands-texas-wind-fleet) — BHE Renewables · official — Current ownership effective date equipment and commercial-operation month.

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Website: [BHE Renewables](https://www.bherenewables.com/rio-bravo)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:44.754Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/