Desert Vine Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66493
- Capacity
- 121.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Zapata, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Desert Vine Solar LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Desert Vine Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #219 of 351 Solar plants in TX#638 of 7447 nationally
121.3 MW Solar planned in Zapata, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
121.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
26.9348, -99.2240
County
Zapata, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Desert Vine Solar LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Desert Vine Solar LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Desert Vine Solar is a 121.3 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Zapata County, Texas. The plant is owned and operated by Desert Vine Solar LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology and consists of a single generator. The primary fuel source for electricity generation is solar energy.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which manages the flow of electricity in the region. According to available rankings, Desert Vine Solar is the 167th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and the 489th largest in the United States out of 639. The plant is located within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region.
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
Desert Vine Solar
ActiveSolar121.29 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
Zapata Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.993 km
Operator
American Electric Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BRP_ZPT1_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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