Chapman Ranch Wind I
Enbridge · Nueces County · ERCOT
Chapman Ranch Wind is an operating wind facility in Nueces County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one generator under Plant ID 59193 at 236 MW nameplate and 249 MW net summer capability, with service beginning in October 2017 and Chapman Ranch Wind I LLC as the registered operator.
Overview
Key fields
- EIA nameplate
- 236 MW
May 2026
- EIA summer capability
- 249 MW
May 2026
- Registry anchor
- Plant 59193
Chapman Ranch Wind I LLC
Resource stack
- 2 resources
SANTACRU_UNIT1 · SANTACRU_UNIT2
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT.
Structured profile
- EIA nameplate
- 236 MW
EIA
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA1 | 236 MW 249 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Oct 2017 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 236 MW
- National rank
- #172
- TX rank
- #58
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
2 ERCOT market resources · 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
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Project company and EIA registered operator | Chapman Ranch Wind I LLC | EIA May 2026 generator inventory |
| Market resources | SANTACRU_UNIT1, SANTACRU_UNIT2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-59193 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/chapman-ranch-wind-i. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator CHA1 with this operating date.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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