Briar Creek Solar 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63769
- Capacity
- 127 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Navarro, TX
- Operating Since
- 2021
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 219,455 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 19.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Briar Creek Solar 1
OperatingSolar
Ranked #213 of 351 Solar plants in TX#617 of 7447 nationally
127 MW Solar operating in Navarro, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEMWD
127 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2021
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.0675, -96.5854
County
Navarro, 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 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Lightsource Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Briar Creek Solar 1, LLC | Lightsource BP [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Lightsource BP [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Briar Creek Solar 1 is a 127 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Navarro County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2021 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Briar Creek Solar 1 operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
In its most recent year of operation, Briar Creek Solar 1 generated 219,455 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.7%. The plant is ranked 161 out of 192 solar facilities in Texas and 470 out of 639 nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, indicating that it is part of a growing trend of utility-scale solar development.
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
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Vision Solar 1
OperationalSolar127.2 MWERCOT
Generation
11.1K MWh
Latest Month
219.5K MWh
Annual Generation
19.7%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$31.1/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$20.7/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
VISION_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_NORTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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