Piney Woods Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67995
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Walker, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Piney Woods Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- TRE
Piney Woods Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #194 of 351 Solar plants in TX#487 of 7447 nationally
150 MW Solar planned in Walker, TX — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
150 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
30.7187, -95.6697
County
Walker, TX
Nearby Plants
- Tenaska Frontier Generation StationNatural Gas939.7 MW · 27.6 km
- TX15 Limousin Oak StorageBESS100 MW · 29.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Piney Woods Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Piney Woods Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Piney Woods Solar is a 150 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Walker County, Texas. The plant is owned and operated by Piney Woods Solar, LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant has one generator.
Piney Woods Solar is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and is within the TRE NERC region. According to state rankings, the plant is the 141st largest of 192 power plants in Texas. Nationally, it is ranked 350th out of 639 plants. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
230 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 confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Mount Zion Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Brazos Electric
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TEXAS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Rocky Creek substationSubstation
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