EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK II LLC

How EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK II LLC compares

With 200 MW of capacity, EC&R PAPALOTE CREEK II LLC ranks 123rd among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 14th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 57th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 81% 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 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 442 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 20% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 2,602 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NUECES BAY (730 MW).

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