Papalote Creek II LLC
Wind power plant in San Patricio County, Texas. 200.1 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by RWE Clean Energy.
Also known as Papalote Creek Wind Farm 2 · Papalote Creek II · EIA plant 57212
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200.1 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2010First generator online
- Operator
- RWE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 67192
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- San Patricio County, TX27.9958, −97.2967
- EIA plant ID
- 57212EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Papalote Creek II produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
503 GWh
502,662 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
28.7%
2024: 25.1%
January to July 2026
315 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
424.3–593.1
GWh a year. Low 2021, high 2018
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | 70,328 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2011 | 685,950 | 39.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 615,967 | 35.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 629,252 | 35.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 652,243 | 37.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 550,354 | 31.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 509,267 | 29.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 567,442 | 32.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 593,133 | 33.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 556,991 | 31.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 520,370 | 29.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 424,258 | 24.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 549,874 | 31.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 495,792 | 28.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 441,931 | 25.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 502,662 | 28.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 315,277 | 31.0% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · ERCOTEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 200.1 | December 2010 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Papalote Creek II
How much power does Papalote Creek II LLC produce?
Papalote Creek II LLC reported 502,662 MWh (503 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 28.7% capacity factor on 200.1 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 315 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Papalote Creek II LLC?
Papalote Creek II LLC is in San Patricio County, Texas, at 27.9958, −97.2967. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Papalote Creek II LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 67192). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Papalote Creek II LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2010, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Papalote Creek II LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Papalote Creek II LLC, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page