El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC
Wind power plant in Willacy County, Texas. 301 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC.
Also known as El Sauz Ranch Wind · El Sauz Ranch · EIA plant 65760
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 301 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- January 2025First generator online
- Operator
- El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLCEIA operator ID 65011
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Willacy County, TX26.5009, −97.5991
- EIA plant ID
- 65760EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power El Sauz Ranch Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
819 GWh
819,179 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
Not reported
2024: Not reported
January to July 2026
567 GWh
Provisional
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2022 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2023 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2024 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2025 | 819,179 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 567,009 | 37.0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELSAU | Onshore Wind Turbine | 301.0 | January 2025 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC 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 El Sauz Ranch Wind
How much power does El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC produce?
El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC reported 819,179 MWh (819 GWh) of net generation in 2025. From January to July 2026 it reported 567 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC?
El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC is in Willacy County, Texas, at 26.5009, −97.5991. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 65011). The operator is not always the owner.
When did El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in January 2025, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for El Sauz Ranch Wind, LLC?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to El Sauz Ranch Wind, 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