Papalote Creek I LLC
Wind power plant · San Patricio County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
180 MW
Rank in Texas
#374
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2009
September 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- RWE Clean Energy
- County
- San Patricio County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among wind plants in Texas
- #122 of 228
- EIA plant code
- 56983
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 180 MW | 180 MW | 2009 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Texas
| Heart of Texas Wind Project | Wind | 180 MW |
| Oriana Solar LLC | Solar | 180 MW |
| San Jacinto Steam Electric Station | Natural gas | 176 MW |
| Wildcat Creek Wind Farm LLC | Wind | 175 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 180 MW solar plant and a 180 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Texas power plants · What Texas actually generates