Rio Lago Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68155
- Capacity
- 123 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Bandera, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Rio Lago Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Rio Lago Solar
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #218 of 351 Solar plants in TX#635 of 7447 nationally
123 MW Solar under construction in Bandera, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
123 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.7561, -99.0952
County
Bandera, TX
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Rio Lago Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Rio Lago Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Rio Lago Solar is a 123 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bandera County, Texas. The plant is owned and operated by Rio Lago Solar, LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun.
Rio Lago Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. It is ranked as the 166th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and 486th nationally out of 639. The plant has one generator.
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
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rio Lago · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Bandera Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
To be provided by ERCOT at MRD
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·project finance
Pine Gate bankruptcy raises questions about future of solar project
The future of the Rio Lago Solar project in Bandera County has been cast into uncertainty following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of its...
Pine Gate (developer)
Bandera Bulletin·3 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
County officials address concerns, limitations on solar farm project
Bandera County officials clarified their position on the Rio Lago Solar project at the February 13 Commissioner's Court meeting,...
Bandera Bulletin·1 years ago
Regulatory·permitting
Residents voice concerns over solar farm construction
Residents of Bandera County expressed outrage at the January 23 Commissioners Court meeting over the ongoing construction of the Rio Lago Solar project on FM...
Bandera Bulletin·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Anatomy of a Texas NIMBY
Inside a solar fight in the “cowboy capital of the world.”
Heatmap News·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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