Cairos Solar and Storage — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67581
- Capacity
- 230.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Kinney, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Samsung C&T Renewables, LLC
- Parent Company
- Samsung C&T
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Cairos Solar and Storage
PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: announced
Ranked #112 of 351 Solar plants in TX#269 of 7447 nationally
230.6 MW Batteries (77 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (153 MW) planned in Kinney, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
230.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
29.2700, -100.1975
County
Kinney, TX
Nearby Plants
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Samsung C&T Renewables, LLC | Samsung C&T Corp | — |
| Owner(s) | Samsung C&T Renewables, LLC | Samsung C&T | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Cairos Solar and Storage is a hybrid power plant located in Kinney County, Texas. The facility has a total capacity of 230.6 MW and is owned and operated by Samsung C&T Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of the South Korean company Samsung C&T. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and batteries, with two generators on site. Its primary fuel source is listed as MWH.
Cairos Solar and Storage operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region. The solar portion of the plant uses a fixed tilt tracking system. In terms of size, the plant is ranked 76th out of 224 power plants in Texas and 228th nationally out of 514.
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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Odlaw Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
4.081 km
Operator
Lower Colorado River Authority
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ANACACHO_ANA
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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