Porter Solar, LLC (TX)

OperatingSolar

Ranked #101 of 351 Solar plants in TX#248 of 7447 nationally

245 MW Solar operating in Denton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEM

245 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.3104, -97.3698

County

Denton, 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	Porter Solar, LLC	Pine Gate Renewables [100%]	—
Owner(s)	Porter Solar, LLC	Pine Gate Renewables [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Pine Gate Renewables [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Porter Solar, LLC is a 245 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Denton County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2024 and is owned and operated by Porter Solar, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, and falls within the TRE NERC region.

In its first year of operation, Porter Solar generated 556,333 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.9%. Porter Solar is ranked as the 69th largest solar plant in Texas out of 192, and 154th nationally out of 639. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific details are not provided.

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