10 MW Solar operating in Austin, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
10 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.6332, -96.0795
County
Austin, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
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
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
675 MWh
Latest Month
16.5K MWh
Annual Generation
18.8%
Capacity Factor
$51.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.0/MWh
Energy Value
Point 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
Last updated 2026-03-26
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