EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK I LLC

How EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK I LLC compares

With 180 MW of capacity, EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK I LLC ranks 133rd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 21st of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.5% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 85th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 76% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, runs 13 operating plants in Texas totaling 2,136 MW. It shares San Patricio County with 3 other operating plants, including INGLESIDE COGENERATION and GREGORY POWER FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 180 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 336 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), down 33% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY, about 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 3,704 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BARNEY M DAVIS (1,082 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology