Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC
Archer County · ERCOT
Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC is an EIA-listed onshore wind turbine facility with 161.0 MW in Archer County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 57974 The project record shows a federal subsidy payment of $80,535,223 recorded to Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC in 2013, a notable fiscal support entry tied to the facility.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 161 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 57974
Archer County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC is operating.
- Settlement point
- BCATWD_WD_1
ERCOT settlement point.
- Resource stack
- 1 resource
BCATWIND_WIND_1
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Market node
- ARCHER.
- Context
- The project record shows a federal subsidy payment of $80,535,223 recorded to Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC in 2013, a notable fiscal support entry tied to the facility.
- Physical build
- 100 GE onshore wind turbines (reported at commissioning as 100 × 1.5 MW GE turbines); project spans ~12,500–14,000 acres and was commissioned in December 2012 / January 2013 (owner: EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.; EIA plant capacity ~161 MW).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 161 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operating status
- operating
Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC is operating.
- Location
- Archer County
ERCOT
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Archer County
- Owner
- EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
as owner. These independent records converge on the same corporate owner name.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 161 MW 161 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Dec 2012 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 161 MW
- National rank
- #410
- TX rank
- #132
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
ERCOT disclosed dispatch
1 ERCOT market resource · Wind
Generation
3 mo through May 22, 2026Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through May 22, 2026
Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending May 22, 2026
Generation from ERCOT's 60-Day SCED Disclosure (≈60-day lag), summed over this site's market resources.
Grid and market context
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Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby substations
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Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Land and environmental record
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Market resources | BCATWIND_WIND_1 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-57974 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/bobcat-bluff-wind-project-llc. |
Reporting portfolio
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|---|---|---|
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| Great Western Wind Energy, LLC | 225 MW | OK |
| Glaciers Edge Wind Project | 211.7 MW | IA |
| Lakefield Wind Project LLC | 205.5 MW | MN |
| Fenton Wind Farm | 205.5 MW | MN |
| Red Pine Wind Project | 200 MW | MN |
| Kelly Creek Wind Project | 184 MW | IL |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioTimeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Acquisition ClosedEnXco acqui...
EDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc. (enXco / EDF Renewable Energy) acquired Bobcat Bluff wind development project in Archer County, Texas from Element Power U.S. Closing March 27, 2012; construction commenced April 2012; operation began December 26, 2012.
- Ownership TransactionEDF Renewab...
EDF Renewables (then operating as/formerly enXco / EDF Renewable Energy) acquired the Bobcat Bluff Wind Project (Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC, EIA 57974) in March 2012; the seller is reported as Element Power US (a portfolio company of Hudson Clean Energy Partners). Construction commenced April 2012 and the project became operational on December 26, 2012.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN1 with this operating date.
- Federal subsidy payment recordedEDF-Electri...
A federal subsidy record lists $80,535,223 paid to Bobcat Bluff Wind Project LLC in 2013.
- Public opening / media announcementEDF Renewab...
EDF issued public notices in early January 2013 announcing the Bobcat Bluff project opening following late‑2012 completion.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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