Santa Rita Wind Energy
BHE Renewables · Reagan and Irion counties · ERCOT
Santa Rita Wind Energy is a 300 MW wind project in Reagan and Irion counties, Texas. EIA lists one 300 MW generator in service since April 2018 and BHE Renewables as the registered operator. Invenergy developed and financed the project before BHE acquired it in 2018.
Overview
Key fields
- Operating capacity
- 300 MW
EIA and BHE
- Turbines
- 120
BHE and Invenergy
- Land area
- 42,741 acres
BHE
- Operating month
- Apr 2018
EIA May 2026
- Registry anchor
- Plant 60987
BHE Renewables, LLC
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale wind generation in West Texas.
- Development history
- Invenergy developed and financed the project; BHE acquired it in 2018.
Structured profile
- Operating capacity
- 300 MW
EIA and BHE
- Current owner and operator
- BHE Renewables
BHE and EIA
- Construction lender
- Morgan Stanley
Invenergy
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 300 MW 300 MW summer | Onshore Wind Turbine Wind · WT | Apr 2018 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 300 MW
- National rank
- #71
- TX rank
- #25
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
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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.
Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio construction-financing lead arranger and lender | Financing covers a portfolio that includes Santa Rita Wind Energy. | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-60987 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/santa-rita-wind-energy. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie Wind Farm | 400 MW | NE |
| Santa Rita Wind EnergyCurrent | 300 MW | TX |
| Mariah del Norte | 230.4 MW | TX |
| Walnut Ridge Wind Farm | 212 MW | IL |
| Flat Top Wind I | 200 MW | TX |
| Alamo 6 | 105 MW | TX |
| Marshall Wind Farm | 73.8 MW | KS |
| Pearl Solar | 50 MW | TX |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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