460 MW Batteries (40 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (420 MW) operating in Andrews, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
460 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.1048, -102.5608
County
Andrews, 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 | 2W Permian Solar, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Owner(s) | 2W Permian Solar, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The 2W Permian Solar Project Hybrid is a 460 MW hybrid power plant located in Andrews County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2021, is owned by Ørsted and operated by 2W Permian Solar, LLC. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery storage. The solar component uses single-axis tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 40 MWh, with a duration of 1 hour and lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
The plant's primary fuel is electricity (MWH). In its latest year of operation, the 2W Permian Solar Project Hybrid generated 1,005,292 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 24.9%. The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. It is ranked as the 23rd largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and 75th nationally out of 514. Financial data is available from LBNL, suggesting the plant's economics are tracked by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
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
59.7K MWh
Latest Month
1.0M MWh
Annual Generation
24.9%
Capacity Factor
$31.3/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$22.8/MWh
Energy Value
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
EUNICE_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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