Live Oak Wind Project
ENGIE North America · Schleicher County · ERCOT
Live Oak Wind Project is a wind power facility with 199.5 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Schleicher County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 61782. Engie North America is the registered plant entity or operator. Live Oak is a near-200 MW ERCOT onshore wind plant (199.5 MW) placed into service in 2019. Commercial operation began in 2019. Financing included a $147M tax-equity investment.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 199.5 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 61782
Engie North America · Schleicher County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Live Oak Wind Project is operating.
- Commercial operation
- 2019
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Project financing
- $147M
Project-level financing announced August 15, 2018: ENGIE North America reported securing construction financing of approximately $147 million and tax-equity financing of approximately $155 million for Live Oak, and signed a power hedge in connection with project financing (parties named in ENGIE announcement).
- Resource stack
- 1 resource
WL_RANCH_UNIT1
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Context
- Live Oak is a near-200 MW ERCOT onshore wind plant (199.5 MW) placed into service in 2019.
- Physical build
- Project constructed with balance-of-plant by Blattner; installed equipment: 76 Siemens Gamesa SWT-2.625-120 onshore wind turbines (2.625 MW each) for the Live Oak Wind Project (nameplate ~199.5 MW).
- Financing
- Project-level financing announced August 15, 2018: ENGIE North America reported securing construction financing of approximately $147 million and tax-equity financing of approximately $155 million for Live Oak, and signed a power hedge in connection with project financing (parties named in ENGIE announcement).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 199.5 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- 2019
- Operating status
- operating
Live Oak Wind Project is operating.
- Location
- Schleicher County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Engie North America
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · Schleicher County
- Owner
- ENGIE North America
ENGIE North America's official project page (doc_id 3) identifies the project and the owner/operator; a contemporaneous industry press report (doc_id 5) describing ENGIE North America's start of construction corroborates ENGIE's ownership/role.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTGS | 199.5 MW 199.5 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Mar 2019 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 199.5 MW
- National rank
- #327
- TX rank
- #104
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
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.
Financing
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Owner / developer associated with Live Oak Wind Project. | |
| Market resources | WL_RANCH_UNIT1 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-61782 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/live-oak-wind-project. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Priddy Wind Project | 302.4 MW | TX |
| Prairie Hill Wind Project | 300 MW | TX |
| Iron Star Wind Project | 297.6 MW | KS |
| Solomon Forks Wind Project, LLC | 275.6 MW | KS |
| Triple H Wind Project | 250.2 MW | SD |
| King Plains Wind Project | 248.2 MW | OK |
| ENGIE Long Draw Solar LLC | 225 MW | TX |
| Las Lomas Wind Project | 201.6 MW | TX |
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
- Construction BeganLive Oak Wi...
On-site construction work began in March 2018; the developer engaged engineering/construction support to address early construction issues.
- Project Financing SignedENGIE Compl...
ENGIE North America signed construction financing, tax-equity financing and a power hedge for the Live Oak Wind Project; project-level financing amounts disclosed in ENGIE materials.
- Commercial OperationLive Oak
The project entered commercial operation in 2019 and began serving the ERCOT market.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator WTGS with this operating date.
- Majority Stake AcquisitionJohn Laing ...
John Laing Group signed a purchase agreement to acquire a 75% stake in the 199.5 MW Live Oak Wind Project.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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