Raymond Wind Farm, LLC
Algonquin · RWE · Greencoat · Willacy County · ERCOT
Raymond Wind Farm, also called East Raymond, is a 200.2 MW wind facility in Willacy County, Texas. RWE announced the project fully operational in January 2021, while EIA's current generator inventory uses June 2021 as the operating month. The published transaction values apply to a four-project portfolio rather than Raymond alone.
Overview
Key fields
- Operating capacity
- 200.2 MW
EIA
- Turbines
- 91
Vestas · RWE
- PPA term
- 12 years
Austin Energy
- Settlement point
- EL_RAYO_ALL
ERCOT settlement point.
- Operating record
- Jan–Jun 2021
RWE announcement and EIA
Resource stack
- 2 resources
EL_RAYO_UNIT1 · EL_RAYO_UNIT2
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale onshore wind generation in coastal South Texas.
- Physical build
- 91 Vestas turbines; the reviewed RWE source does not support the prior model split.
Structured profile
- Nameplate capacity
- 200.2 MW
EIA
- Equipment
- 91 Vestas turbines
RWE
- Offtaker
- Austin Energy
RWE
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERAYM | 200.2 MW 200.2 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Jun 2021 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 200.2 MW
- National rank
- #268
- TX rank
- #88
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 recordsInterconnection record
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
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.
Relationship graph
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Project company | Raymond Wind Farm LLC | EIA May 2026 generator inventory |
| Power purchaser | RWE East Raymond announcement | |
| Market resources | EL_RAYO_UNIT1, EL_RAYO_UNIT2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-62909 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/raymond-wind-farm-llc. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Arrow Solar, LLC | 403.6 MW | TX |
| Cartwheel 1 - Storage, LLC | 300 MW | TX |
| Peregrine Solar | 300 MW | TX |
| Fifth Standard Solar PV, LLC (Hybrid) | 287 MW | CA |
| Radfords Run Wind Farm | 278 MW | IL |
| Emily Solar, LLC | 273.6 MW | IL |
| 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
- Austin Energy PPA signedRWE East Ra...
RWE reports a 12-year agreement.
- RWE announced full operationRWE East Ra...
RWE announced East Raymond fully operational in January 2021.
- EIA Operating MonthEIA May 202...
EIA's current record uses June 2021.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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