Sparta Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63840
- Capacity
- 250 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Bee, TX
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Sparta Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- Ørsted
- Annual Generation
- 454,438.6 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 20.8%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Sparta Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #82 of 351 Solar plants in TX#209 of 7447 nationally
250 MW Solar operating in Bee, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
250 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
28.6553, -98.0014
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 | Sparta Solar, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Owner(s) | Sparta Solar, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Sparta Solar is a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bee County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2024 and has one generator. It is owned by Ørsted, a company based in Denmark, and operated by Sparta Solar, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture.
In its latest year of operation, Sparta Solar generated 454,439 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 20.8%. The plant is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and is within the TRE NERC region. Sparta Solar is ranked as the 56th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and 126th nationally out of 639 plants. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.
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
Sparta Solar
OperationalSolar252.35 MWERCOT
Generation
30.1K MWh
Latest Month
454.4K MWh
Annual Generation
20.8%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$26.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
SPARTA_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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