How big is Santa Rita East?

Santa Rita East reports 302.4 MW wind of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Santa Rita East?

Santa Rita East is a Onshore Wind Turbine facility in Irion County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Santa Rita East located?

Santa Rita East is in Irion County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Santa Rita East?

Santa Rita East is operated by Invenergy Services LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Santa Rita East generate?

Santa Rita East reported 1,220.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Santa Rita East compare to other plants?

By capacity, Santa Rita East ranks #62 of 1,374 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #21 of 230 in TX.

Santa Rita East — 302 MW wind farm, Irion County, TX

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 62038 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Wind: 302.4 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (1)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Santa Rita East
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
STRAE	Onshore Wind Turbine	Operating	302.4	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 31.24394, -101.11656
Filed location · EIA: 31.20799, -101.11080

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: May 17, 2022
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

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Units and generators

Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
STRAE	302.4 MW 302.4 MW summer	Onshore Wind Turbine WT	Jun 2019	Operating

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MerckOfftakerOfftaker for Santa Rita East

Grupo BimboOfftakerOfftaker for Santa Rita East

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Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Invenergy Services LLC

Entity 49893

Operating portfolio

69 plants

25 states

Reported capacity

12,793.4 MW

Batteries · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Lackawanna Energy Center	1,498.5 MW	PA
Grays Harbor Energy Facility	714.9 MW	WA
Nelson Energy Center	627.5 MW	IL
Hardee Power Station	470.1 MW	FL
Spindle Hill Energy Center	420 MW	CO
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC	380 MW	IL

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