Ganado Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67284
- Capacity
- 221 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Jackson, TX
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 339,942 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 17.5%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Ganado Solar
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #123 of 351 Solar plants in TX#287 of 7447 nationally
221 MW Batteries (71 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (151 MW) operating in Jackson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
221 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2023
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.1091, -96.5288
County
Jackson, TX
Nearby Plants
- Dios BESS, LLCBESS201.6 MW · 10.9 km
- Flag City SolarSolar167.3 MW · 20.1 km
- Aktina SolarSolar500 MW · 24.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | — |
| Owner(s) | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Ganado Solar is a 221 MW hybrid power plant located in Jackson County, Texas. The facility, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Enel Green Power NA, Inc. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. It consists of two generators and features single-axis solar tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 115 MWh and a duration of 1.63 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
Ganado Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 339,942 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 17.5%. Ganado Solar is ranked as the 86th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and nationally it is ranked 244 out of 514. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.
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
Generation
18.0K MWh
Latest Month
339.9K MWh
Annual Generation
17.5%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$34.6/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$23.2/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ganado Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.248 km
Operator
Enel Green Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
MUSTNGCK_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
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General
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Renewables Now·1 years ago
General
Enel starts up 326-MW Texas solar farm for Nestle
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Renewables Now·1 years ago
Deals·ppa
Enel secures PPA for part of solar-plus-storage project in ERCOT with 104MW BESS
Enel has secured a PPA with Boston Properties (BXP) for part of a solar-plus-storage project in the ERCOT, Texas market, which has a 104MW BESS.
Enel (seller)Boston Properties (buyer)
Energy-Storage.News·2 years ago
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