Mockingbird Solar Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64347
- Capacity
- 471 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lamar, TX
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC
- Parent Company
- Ørsted
- Annual Generation
- 928,382.76 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Mockingbird Solar Center
OperatingSolar
Ranked #22 of 351 Solar plants in TX#45 of 7447 nationally
471 MW Solar operating in Lamar, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
471 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.3917, -95.4252
County
Lamar, 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 | Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Owner(s) | Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC | Ørsted | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Mockingbird Solar Center is a 471 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Lamar 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 Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC. The facility is interconnected with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
In its latest year of operation, Mockingbird Solar Center generated 928,383 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 22.5%. The plant utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Mockingbird Solar Center ranks as the 13th largest solar plant in Texas out of 192, and 25th nationally out of 639. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, indicating it is part of ongoing research into the economics of solar power.
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
Baker Branch Solar
OperationalSolar469.42 MWERCOT
Generation
44.7K MWh
Latest Month
928.4K MWh
Annual Generation
22.5%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$25.5/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BAKE_RN_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_NORTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (9)Beta
Deals·m and a
Ørsted divests 50% equity in three US solar battery projects to ECP
Ørsted has divested a 50% equity stake in three US onshore solar and battery projects to Energy Capital Partners (ECP), an investor in energy transition, for $...
Ørsted (seller)Energy Capital Partners (buyer)
Power Technology·1 years ago
Deals·m and a
Ørsted completes financing and divests shares of three U.S. solar and battery projects to Energy Capital Partners
Today, Ørsted announced it is divesting a 50% equity stake in three U.S. onshore projects to Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading energy...
Ørsted (seller)Energy Capital Partners (buyer)
American Journal of Transportation·1 years ago
Grid·capacity addition
80,000 US homes to get clean power from Ørsted’s largest solar farm
Ørsted's largest solar farm Mockingbird Solar Center in Lamar County has been connected to Texas grid. With the capacity of 468 MW, the farm...
Ørsted (developer)
Interesting Engineering·1 years ago
Grid·capacity addition
Ørsted’s largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas
The Mockingbird Solar Center, Ørsted's largest solar project globally, is now online, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable...
Ørsted (developer)
Electrek·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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