Barilla Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #279 of 351 Solar plants in TX#1468 of 7447 nationally

30.2 MW Solar operating in Pecos, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEMWD

30.2 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2015

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

30.9589, -103.3533

County

Pecos, TX

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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	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Leeward Energy	—
Owner(s)	Leeward Asset Management, LLC	Leeward Energy [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Leeward Energy [100%]

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

About

Barilla Solar is a 30.2 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pecos County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2015 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC. The primary fuel source is solar energy. The solar panels utilize a fixed tilt tracking system. Barilla Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.

In its most recent year of operation, Barilla Solar generated 53,677 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 20.2%. The plant ranks 226th in size among Texas power plants and 1273rd nationally. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

TRE

Balancing Authority

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

Grid Voltage

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

4.0K MWh

Latest Month

53.7K MWh

Annual Generation

20.2%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$48.1/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

$20.0/MWh

Energy Value

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Hovey Substation · 138 kV

Substation Distance

0 km

Operator

First Solar

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

ERCOT

LMP Node

HOVEY_GEN

Pricing Hub

HB_WEST

Secondary Zone

LZ_WEST

Location Type

Resource Node

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (10)Beta

Hazards·wildfire

Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson

Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago

Industry·corporate

A New Book About a Little-Known West Texas Power Plant is Important but Dense

The West Texas Power Plant that Saved the World” makes a thoughtful but tedious case that we can harness capitalism to stem climate change.

West Texas Power Plant (other)

The Texas Observer·4 years ago

Industry·corporate

First Solar to build and operate 22MW PV power plant in Texas

First Solar said it had started construction of a 22MW PV power plant in Pecos County, Texas. The Barilla Solar Project is expected to begin commercial...

First Solar (developer)Barilla Solar Project (other)

PV Tech·5 years ago