227.5 MW Solar operating in Fort Bend, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
227.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.3502, -95.7350
County
Fort Bend, 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 | AP Solar 2, LLC | Miller Bros | — |
| Owner(s) | AP Solar 2, LLC | Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Holding | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Fighting Jays Solar Project is a 227.5 MW solar photovoltaic plant located in Fort Bend County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2022 and has one generator. It is owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Holding, a company based in Denmark, and operated by AP Solar 2, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture.
In its most recent year of operation, the Fighting Jays Solar Project generated 454,185 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.8%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. It is the 80th largest solar plant in Texas out of 192, and ranks 173rd nationally out of 639 solar plants. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
26.3K MWh
Latest Month
454.2K MWh
Annual Generation
22.8%
Capacity Factor
$43.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$20.5/MWh
Energy Value
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
JAY_RN_1
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Secondary Zone
LZ_HOUSTON
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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