Cranell Wind Farm LLC

OperatingWind

Ranked #78 of 252 Wind plants in TX#226 of 1444 nationally

220 MW Wind operating in Refugio, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

220 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

28.1949, -97.4346

County

Refugio, TX

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Status

as of 5y 7m ago

Project statusOperationalRWE · 2020-10-05

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	RWE Clean Energy	RWE Renewables	—
Owner(s)	Big Sky Wind, LLC	RWE Renewables	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as RWE Renewables

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Cranell Wind Farm LLC is a 220 MW wind power plant located in Refugio County, Texas. The facility began operating in 2022 and is owned and operated by Big Sky Wind, LLC. The plant utilizes a single generator comprised of onshore wind turbine technology. Specifically, it uses Vestas V120-2.2 wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 120 meters and a hub height of 92 meters.

In its most recent year of operation, Cranell Wind Farm generated 551,464 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 28.7%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority. Cranell Wind Farm is ranked as the 73rd largest wind farm in Texas out of 200, and 220th nationally out of 734. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $65.2 per MWh.

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