EC&R Papalote Creek I LLC
San Patricio County, Texas · EIA plant ID 56983 · Operator: RWE Clean Energy
Nameplate180MWSummer 180 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation386GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor25%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2009
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 119.9 | 22.8% | — |
| 2010 | 536.3 | 34.0% | — |
| 2011 | 617 | 39.1% | — |
| 2012 | 546.1 | 34.5% | — |
| 2013 | 557.1 | 35.3% | — |
| 2014 | 571.8 | 36.3% | — |
| 2015 | 483.3 | 30.6% | — |
| 2016 | 475.7 | 30.1% | — |
| 2017 | 510.2 | 32.4% | — |
| 2018 | 531.8 | 33.7% | — |
| 2019 | 517.8 | 32.8% | — |
| 2020 | 502 | 31.8% | — |
| 2021 | 444.1 | 28.2% | — |
| 2022 | 501.8 | 31.8% | — |
| 2023 | 421 | 26.7% | — |
| 2024 | 335.8 | 21.2% | — |
| 2025 | 386.4 | 24.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 180 | 180 | Sep 2009 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: RWE Clean Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RWE Clean Energy | 100.0% | 180 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Peacock Energy Project | 150 MW | 9.8 km |
| Regis Pirate | 10 MW | 11.7 km |
| Pintail BESS | 200 MW | 11.7 km |
| M&G Resins USA | — | 12.2 km |
| Valero Refinery Corpus Christi West | 69 MW | 13.7 km |
| Corpus Refinery | 75 MW | 13.7 km |