Brightside — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63223
- Capacity
- 50.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Bee, TX
- Operating Since
- 2022
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Luminant Generation Company LLC
- Parent Company
- Vistra
- Annual Generation
- 93,985 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 21.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Brightside
OperatingSolar
Ranked #267 of 351 Solar plants in TX#1297 of 7447 nationally
50.7 MW Solar operating in Bee, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
50.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
28.4527, -97.9836
County
Bee, 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 | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Luminant Generation Company | — |
| Owner(s) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Vistra | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Brightside is a 50.7 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bee County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2022 and has a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking. It is owned by Vistra and operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC. Brightside is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the TRE NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Brightside generated 93,985 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.1%. Brightside is ranked as the 214th largest power plant in Texas out of 298, and nationally it is ranked 1109 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant, derived from LBNL sources.
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
4.5K MWh
Latest Month
94.0K MWh
Annual Generation
21.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$32.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$26.3/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Beeville Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BRIGHTSD_U1
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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