Bovine — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 61867
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Operating Since
- 2018
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 16,492 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 18.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Bovine
OperatingSolar
Ranked #290 of 351 Solar plants in TX#2097 of 7447 nationally
10 MW Solar operating in Austin, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
10 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.6332, -96.0795
County
Austin, TX
Nearby Plants
- Sunrose Renewable EnergyBESS600 MW · 6.1 km
- Fort Bend Solar LLCSolar240 MW · 12.6 km
- E-Volve Energy Holdings LLCSolar1.2 MW · 14.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Located in Austin County, Texas, the Bovine solar photovoltaic plant has a total capacity of 10 MW. The plant, which began operating in 2018, is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
In its most recent year of operation, Bovine generated 16,492 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.8%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Bovine is ranked as the 244th largest solar plant in Texas out of 298, and nationally it is ranked 1820 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.
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
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
675 MWh
Latest Month
16.5K MWh
Annual Generation
18.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$51.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.0/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Wallis Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.154 km
Operator
CenterPoint Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
WAL_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Secondary Zone
LZ_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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