Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66157
- Capacity
- 350 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Wharton, TX
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 763,536 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 24.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC
OperatingSolar
Ranked #46 of 351 Solar plants in TX#96 of 7447 nationally
350 MW Solar operating in Wharton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
350 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.1592, -96.1416
County
Wharton, TX
Nearby Plants
- Prairie Switch Wind LLCWind163.2 MW · 9.0 km
- Lane City WindWind202.5 MW · 12.2 km
- Cascade Solar (TX)Solar10 MW · 12.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global | — |
| Owner(s) | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | Acciona Energy USA Global LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Acciona Energy USA Global LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC is a 350 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Wharton County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region.
In its latest year of operation, Red Tailed Hawk Solar generated 763,536 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.9%. The plant is the 29th largest solar facility in Texas out of 192, and ranks 58th nationally out of 639 solar plants. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and news coverage includes 4 articles about deals and 1 about regulatory matters.
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
41.6K MWh
Latest Month
763.5K MWh
Annual Generation
24.9%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$30.5/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
HOL_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (5)Beta
Regulatory·permitting
Peruvian Ministry Grants Concession for Acciona Energía’s San José Solar Project
The Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru has awarded Acciona Energía Perú a definitive concession to develop the San José photovoltaic project.
Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (regulator)Acciona Energía Perú (developer)
SolarQuarter·1 years ago
Deals·m and a
ACCIONA Energía acquires largest battery storage project in Texas (190MW) and 1GW of bess pipeline
The 190MW/380MWh Cunningham facility will be the largest operating battery energy storage project on the Texas grid upon commissioning next year.
ACCIONA Energía (buyer)
ACCIONA·3 years ago
Deals·project finance
Partnership Will Develop 400-MW Solar Project
J-POWER USA Development Co., Solar Plus Development, Avondale Solar and AP Solar Holdings LLC have agreed to jointly develop Charger Solar,...
J-POWER USA Development Co. (developer)Solar Plus Development (developer)
Connect CRE·5 years ago
Deals·project finance
J-Power, AP Solar join hands in 400-MW solar project in Texas
Texas will become home of a 400-MW solar park planned to be built by a joint venture (JV) of Avondale Solar LLC and Plus Renewable...
J-Power (developer)AP Solar (developer)
Renewables Now·5 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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