Amerada — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67649
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Freestone, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Amerada
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #69 of 351 Solar plants in TX#145 of 7447 nationally
300 MW Solar planned in Freestone, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
300 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
31.8619, -96.1146
County
Freestone, TX
Nearby Plants
- Freestone Energy CenterNatural Gas1036 MW · 3.2 km
- Pin Oak Creek Energy Center, LLCNatural Gas444 MW · 3.6 km
- Timber Cove SolarSolar100 MW · 3.7 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cypress Creek Renewables
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Amerada solar photovoltaic plant is located in Freestone County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 300 MW and consists of a single generator. It is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. The plant uses fixed-tilt solar tracking technology.
Amerada is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and is within the TRE NERC region. It ranks as the 42nd largest solar plant in Texas out of 192, and 82nd nationally out of 639.
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
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Richland Chambers Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
FRECNearby ISO Node
Big Brown StationSubstation
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