Rattlesnake Power, LLC
McCulloch County · ERCOT
Rattlesnake Power, LLC is an EIA-listed onshore wind turbine facility with 160. Exus Management Partners is the current owner; Rattlesnake Power, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. The facility uses Goldwind GW109/2500 Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive turbines. The plant began commercial operation in 2018.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 160 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 60743
Rattlesnake Power, LLC · McCulloch County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Rattlesnake Power, LLC is operating.
- Commercial operation
- 2018
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Resource stack
- 2 resources
RSNAKE_G1 · RSNAKE_G2
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- Rattlesnake Wind Project (McCulloch County, TX) — 160 MW nameplate comprised of 64 Goldwind GW109/2500 turbines (2.5 MW each); reached commercial operation in 2018; Goldwind sold the project in 2020 and continues to provide long‑term maintenance services.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 160 MW
Onshore Wind Turbine
- Commercial operation
- 2018
- Operating status
- operating
Rattlesnake Power, LLC is operating.
- Location
- McCulloch County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Rattlesnake Power, LLC
- Asset role
- wind
ERCOT · McCulloch County
- Owner
- Rattlesnake Power, LLC
Federal FERC MBR records and the Texas PUC registration identify the registered/operating entity as 'Rattlesnake Power, LLC'. Those official filings are direct evidence that the plant's public owner/operator name is Rattlesnake Power, LLC.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | 160 MW 160 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Sep 2018 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 160 MW
- National rank
- #415
- TX rank
- #137
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.
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.
Nearby 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Rattlesnake Power, LLC | Registered entity associated with Rattlesnake Power, LLC. |
| Owner / developer | ||
| Grid selection | plant:plant-60743 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/rattlesnake-power-llc. |
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
- Commercial OperationSource
Project reached commercial operation in 2018 and is listed with 160 MW capacity in federal/industry records.
- Project Configuration DocumentedSource
Project documented as comprised of 64 Goldwind GW109/2500 permanent magnet direct-drive turbines.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator WT1 with this operating date.
- OEM long-term service agreementSource
Under the sale terms Goldwind Americas committed to provide long-term maintenance services to support the project’s warranty and operations.
- Sale to Exus-advised buyerChina's Gol...
Goldwind Americas announced the sale of the 160 MW Rattlesnake Wind Project to an investment company advised by Exus Management Partners (sale amount undisclosed).
Sources
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