Lumina II Solar Project — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65644
- Capacity
- 486.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Scurry, TX
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- IP Lumina II, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 700,168 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 16.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Lumina II Solar Project
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #19 of 351 Solar plants in TX#42 of 7447 nationally
486.6 MW Batteries (160 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (327 MW) operating in Scurry, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
486.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.8835, -100.7464
County
Scurry, TX
Nearby Plants
- Coyote Wind LLCWind242.5 MW · 12.3 km
- Scurry County Wind LPWind130.5 MW · 14.8 km
- Scurry County Wind IIWind120 MW · 16.9 km
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 | IP Lumina II, LLC | Intersect Power [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | IP Lumina II, LLC | Intersect Power [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Intersect Power [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Lumina II Solar Project is a 486.6 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage facility located in Scurry County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2024 and is owned and operated by IP Lumina II, LLC. It utilizes solar photovoltaic technology with single-axis tracking. The facility consists of two generators and interconnects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority.
Lumina II's latest annual generation was 700,168 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 16.4%. The plant ranks as the 20th largest in Texas out of 224 facilities and 69th nationally out of 514. Financial data is available for the facility from LBNL, and news coverage includes 6 articles related to the grid, 3 on deals, and 1 on industry topics.
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
Generation
37.4K MWh
Latest Month
700.2K MWh
Annual Generation
16.4%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ANDMSLR_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Grid·capacity addition
Batteries are making the grid more reliable: NERC
Last year in Texas, there were times when batteries provided all of the capacity for frequency regulation services, according to the...
NERC (other)
Utility Dive·9 months ago
Industry·technology
Tariffs to spike power generation costs: reports
Battery energy storage systems are especially vulnerable to tariffs, according to Wood Mackenzie and Anza Renewables. Data from the two...
Wood Mackenzie (other)Anza Renewables (other)
Utility Dive·9 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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