30 MW Solar operating in Sterling, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.8693, -100.8294
County
Sterling, TX
Nearby Plants
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 | Bluebell Solar, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Bluebell Solar, LLC | Eni | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Bluebell Solar is a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Sterling County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2018 and has one generator. It is owned by Eni, an Italian multinational energy company, and operated by Bluebell Solar, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Bluebell Solar ranks 227th out of 298 power plants in Texas and 1292nd out of 7108 plants nationally.
The plant's latest annual generation was 71,759 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 27.3%. Bluebell Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which is part of the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Financial data indicates that the plant's installed cost and PPA price are available from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) solar data sources.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
34 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
4.4K MWh
Latest Month
71.8K MWh
Annual Generation
27.3%
Capacity Factor
$39.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$20.7/MWh
Energy Value
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
CAPRIDG4_CR4
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match