600 MW Solar testing in Wharton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
600 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.0136, -96.2205
County
Wharton, TX
Nearby Plants
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 | Danish Fields Solar, LLC | TotalEnergies SE [50%]; Apollo Global Management Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Danish Fields Solar, LLC | TotalEnergies | — |
| Status | Testing | operating | — |
Danish Fields Solar, LLC is a 600 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Wharton County, Texas. The plant, owned and operated by Danish Fields Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of the French company TotalEnergies, is the fifth-largest solar plant in Texas (out of 192) and the ninth-largest in the United States (out of 639). The facility consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
The plant operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. The primary fuel source for the plant is solar energy.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
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
Danish Fields Solar
No generation data available for this plant.
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hillje Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
CenterPoint Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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