Despain Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66421
- Capacity
- 236.2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Kinney, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Despain Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #111 of 351 Solar plants in TX#267 of 7447 nationally
236.2 MW Solar planned in Kinney, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
236.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
29.2823, -100.2098
County
Kinney, TX
Nearby Plants
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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 | Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC | Gransolar Group (GRS) | — |
| Owner(s) | Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC | Gransolar Group (GRS) [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Gransolar Group (GRS) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Despain Solar is a 236.2 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Kinney County, Texas. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. It is owned and operated by Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC. The facility consists of a single generator. Despain Solar utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. Despain Solar ranks as the 78th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and nationally it ranks 170th out of 639.
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
kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
DeSpain Solar Project
ActiveSolar236.17 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
Odlaw Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Lower Colorado River Authority
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Anacacho SubstationSubstation
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