Erin — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68275
- Capacity
- 202 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Wharton, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Erin Solar LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Erin
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #136 of 351 Solar plants in TX#311 of 7447 nationally
202 MW Solar planned in Wharton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
202 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
42.7796, -93.4403
County
Wharton, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Erin Solar LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Erin Solar LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Erin solar photovoltaic plant is located in Wharton County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 202 MW and consists of a single generator. Erin Solar LLC owns and operates the facility, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Erin is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority and operates within the TRE NERC region. It ranks as the 96th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and 199th nationally out of 639 plants.
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Erin Solar
OperationalSolar202.5 MWERCOT
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
Bailey Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
CenterPoint Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_HOUSTON
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
South Lane City SubstationSubstation
Gulf StarSubstation
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