Papalote Creek I LLC
RWE Renewables Americas, LLC · San Patricio County · ERCOT
Papalote Creek I is a 179.9 MW wind project in San Patricio County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 56983. RWE identifies it as its first coastal project and first US project using Vestas turbines. The project uses 109 Vestas V82 1.65 MW turbines and began operation in 2009.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 179.9 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 56983
RWE Renewables Americas, LLC · San Patricio County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Papalote Creek I LLC is operating.
- Commercial operation
- 2009
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Resource stack
- 1 resource
PAP1_PAP1
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Context
- Papalote Creek I was RWE's first coastal project and their first US project to utilize Vestas wind turbines.
- Physical build
- Papalote Creek I (Phase I): 109 Vestas V82 turbines (1.65 MW each) — nameplate ~179.9–180 MW (onshore wind farm in San Patricio County, TX).
- Financing
- Specific project financing details for Papalote Creek I are not publicly disclosed.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 180 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- 2009
- Operating status
- operating
Papalote Creek I LLC is operating.
- Location
- San Patricio County
ERCOT
- Operator
- RWE Renewables Americas, LLC
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · San Patricio County
- Owner
- RWE Renewables Americas, LLC
Together these support the owner/operator name being RWE Renewables Americas (RWE).
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 MW 180 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Sep 2009 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 180 MW
- National rank
- #366
- TX rank
- #117
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Owner / operator | E. ON Climate & Renewables (now part of RWE) | |
| Market resources | PAP1_PAP1 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-56983 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/papalote-creek-i-llc. |
Reporting portfolio
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| Copper Mountain Solar 3 | 255 MW | NV |
| Copper Mountain Solar 5, LLC | 252 MW | NV |
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 StartThe Papalot...
Construction began for Phase I of the Papalote Creek Wind Farm.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
- CommissioningThe Papalot...
Phase I of the Papalote Creek Wind Farm was commissioned.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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