Buckthorn Westex — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60044
- Capacity
- 154 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Pecos, TX
- Operating Since
- 2018
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Buckthorn Westex, LLC
- Parent Company
- Clearway Energy
- Annual Generation
- 356,578 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 26.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Buckthorn Westex
OperatingSolar
Ranked #184 of 351 Solar plants in TX#472 of 7447 nationally
154 MW Solar operating in Pecos, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
154 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.0750, -102.8389
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 | Buckthorn Westex, LLC | Clearway Energy Group | — |
| Owner(s) | Buckthorn Westex, LLC | Clearway Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Buckthorn Westex is a 154 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pecos County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2018, has a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. It is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by Buckthorn Westex, LLC. The plant's primary fuel source is solar.
In its latest year of reported generation, Buckthorn Westex produced 356,578 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. Buckthorn Westex is ranked as the 138th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and 339th nationally out of 639 plants. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $36.79 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
19.8K MWh
Latest Month
356.6K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$38.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$36.8/MWh
PPA Price
$23.4/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Century Plant Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Occidental Petroleum
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
RIGGIN_UNIT1
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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