Tokio Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66397
- Capacity
- 170.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- McLennan, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Tokio Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #176 of 351 Solar plants in TX#436 of 7447 nationally
170.4 MW Solar planned in McLennan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
170.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
31.4274, -97.3109
County
McLennan, TX
Nearby Plants
- Albatross Solar, LLCBESS151.4 MW · 12.3 km
- Braswell SolarSolar44.2 MW · 12.4 km
- AbbVie WacoNatural Gas5.6 MW · 12.5 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 | Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC | Gransolar Group (GRS) | — |
| Owner(s) | Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC | Gransolar Group (GRS) [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Gransolar Group (GRS) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Tokio Solar is a 170.4 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in McLennan County, Texas. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 66397, is owned and operated by Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. As of the latest rankings, Tokio Solar is the 131st largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and the 310th largest in the United States out of 639.
The plant connects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority, which operates within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Tokio Solar consists of a single generator and uses SUN as its primary fuel source.
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
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Tokio Solar
OperationalSolar170.45 MWERCOT
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cotton Belt Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Brazos Electric
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Spring Valley SubstationSubstation
McGregor Phillips SubstationSubstation
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