Hill Solar 1 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66912
- Capacity
- 405 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Testing
- Location
- Hill, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Hill Solar 1, LLC
- Parent Company
- TotalEnergies
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Hill Solar 1
TestingSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #29 of 351 Solar plants in TX#63 of 7447 nationally
405 MW Solar testing in Hill, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
405 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
32.1390, -97.0600
County
Hill, TX
Nearby Plants
- Hill Solar IISolar200 MW · 2.7 km
- BPL Files SolarSolar157.5 MW · 5.1 km
- Edens SolarSolar70 MW · 9.7 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 | Hill Solar 1, LLC | TotalEnergies SE | — |
| Owner(s) | Hill Solar 1, LLC | TotalEnergies | — |
| Status | Testing | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Hill Solar 1 is a 405 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Hill County, Texas. The plant, identified by plant ID 66912, is owned by TotalEnergies, a company based in France, and operated by Hill Solar 1, LLC. It utilizes a fixed tilt solar tracking system. The facility consists of a single generator and its primary fuel source is the sun.
Hill Solar 1 operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. It is ranked as the 19th largest solar plant in Texas out of 192, and nationally it holds the 36th position out of 639 solar plants. News coverage related to the plant has focused primarily on grid-related topics.
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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
TROJ_SLR_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
Trump administration paying French company $1B to abandon offshore wind farms in N.Y., N.C.
TotalEnergies has agreed to forfeit leases in waters off the coasts of New York and North Carolina and instead invest in oil and gas...
NBC New York·Yesterday
General
Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms
The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning...
CNN·2 days ago
General
Trump administration, energy developer announce end of U.S. offshore wind projects
HOUSTON — The Trump administration reached a nearly $1 billion agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies on Monday to cancel its...
Politico·2 days ago
General
Trump administration, energy developer announce end of U.S. offshore wind projects
HOUSTON — The Trump administration reached a nearly $1 billion agreement with French energy giant TotalEnergies on Monday to cancel its...
Politico·2 days ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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