Meitner Wind

ERCOT-26INR0113BetaActiveWindERCOTLBNL + Live

709 MW generation in Gray, TX · In queue since July 2023 · Proposed COD December 2027

BA: ERCOISO/RTO: ERCOTNERC: TRERC: ERCOT

709 MW

Capacity

Components

Wind

3 years

In Queue

IA Executed

IA Phase

Signed Apr 2024

Interconnection

Queue → IA

9 months

IA → COD

3y 8m

Total Duration

9 months

Construction75%

Queue EntryJul 18, 2023

Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO

Interconnection Study

ERCOT uses a serial "connect and manage" approach — fastest among major ISOs.

Typical: 18–30 months (fastest major ISO)

Interconnection AgreementApr 19, 2024

Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build

Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)

ConstructionCurrent

Project under construction

Typical: 18–36 months

Commercial Operation

Proposed COD: 2027-12-20

Cross-source intelligence

Beta

High confidence·7 sources·as of 2026-06-01

Expected COD

2027

Queue: 2027-12-20From queue filing

Developer

Intersect Power

Recent ownership change

Status

Active

Active — IA executed April 2024, part of $1B Meitner Project including wind/solar/hydrogen, now under Google ownership post-acquisition

Financing

In progress

Project-level financing not announced; parent company Intersect Power acquired by Google for $4.75B cash (Dec 2025), providing capital backing

Ownership history

2025-12·Intersect Power→Google (Alphabet)source

Key milestones

Permit approvedJan 2024

Gray County Commissioner's Court approved tax abatement for Meitner Project

source

IA executedApr 19, 2024

Interconnection Agreement executed with ERCOT

source

Ownership changeDec 2025Most recent

Google (Alphabet) acquired Intersect Power for $4.75B cash to accelerate data center energy capacity

source

About

The Meitner Wind project is a proposed 836.5 MW wind generation facility in Gray County, Texas. The developer is IP Meitner, LLC. It is currently active in the ERCOT interconnection queue as entry ERCOT-26INR0113, with a queue entry date of July 18, 2023. The project's proposed commercial operation date is December 20, 2027.

The project has an executed Interconnection Agreement (IA), dated April 19, 2024. The point of interconnection (POI) is the 79000 Gray Substation 345kV. The project has appeared in recent news coverage.

Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources

ERCOT Queue

Development Risk

Realization risk from now to commercial operation — financing close, EPC and tax-equity counterparty mix, and COD probability vs the proposed date. The diligence view that determines whether the deal actually closes. Powered by InfraSure's development-stage modeling stack.

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P(COD by stated date)

Financing close probability

EPC + tax-equity counterparty

Project Details

State

County

Gray

Grid Region

ERCOT (Texas)

Market

ISO/RTO Member

Developer

IP Meitner, LLC

Utility

—

Entity

ERCOT

Service Type

—

Point of Interconnection

79000 Gray Substation 345kV

Data Source

LBNL + Live

Risk Analytics

Composite operating-phase risk view — what this asset's risk profile will look like once it commissions. Climate hazards across its operating life, expected generation variability, and offtake counterparty exposure, decomposed into a single decision-grade score. Powered by InfraRisk.

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Climate hazards (8+)

Generation variability (P10/P50/P90)

Offtake + transmission counterparty

Generation Forecast

Forward generation outlook — first-year production estimate and 10-year P50 trajectory, with probabilistic ranges (P10/P50/P90) across weather, demand, and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's generation modeling stack.

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10-year P50 forecast

First-year output estimate

Weather + policy scenarios

Financial Forecast

Forward revenue, DSCR projection, and financing-close risk — conditioned on commercial operation. First-year DSCR, 10-year cashflow, and counterparty exposure across price and policy scenarios. Powered by InfraSure's asset cashflow stack.

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10-year revenue projection

First-year DSCR

Financing close risk

Market Context

Approximate

ISO / RTO: ERCOT
Trading Hub: HB_WEST
Hub Confidence: MEDIUM
POI Substation: Gray Substation

This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.

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Meitner Wind (ERCOT-26INR0113) — Project Summary

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