Gigawatt Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68305
- Capacity
- 1004 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Parker, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Gigawatt Solar LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Gigawatt Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #3 of 351 Solar plants in TX#7 of 7447 nationally
1004 MW Solar planned in Parker, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
1,004 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
32.5474, -97.5979
County
Parker, TX
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Gigawatt Solar LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Gigawatt Solar LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Gigawatt Solar is a 1004 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Parker County, Texas. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is owned and operated by Gigawatt Solar LLC. It consists of two generators and is the largest solar plant in Texas out of 192, and the fourth largest in the United States out of 639. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun.
Gigawatt Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, which falls under the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. The plant has been the subject of 10 news articles, with coverage focusing on industry trends and deals.
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
LOW confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·ppa
TotalEnergies to provide solar power to Google's Texas data centres
TotalEnergies Solar Power Deals: French energy giant TotalEnergies is set to power Google's Texas data centers with solar energy.
TotalEnergies (seller)Google (buyer)
ET CIO·4 weeks ago
Deals·other
SB Energy secures $1 billion from OpenAI and SoftBank for Stargate datacenter expansion
The investment supports the development of a 1.2 GW AI data center campus in Milam County, Texas, and integrated solar and energy storage...
SB Energy (developer)OpenAI (lender)
pv magazine USA·2 months ago
Industry·corporate
T1 Energy picks Yates for precon work on $850M Texas plant
The renewable energy firm plans to hire the Mississippi builder as general contractor on the 5 gigawatt solar facility as well.
T1 Energy (developer)Yates (other)
Construction Dive·9 months ago
Industry·corporate
T1 Energy Selects Yates Construction for Solar Cell Plant
T1 Energy has selected Yates Construction for their $850 million, 5 GW solar cell facility in Milam County, Texas.
T1 Energy (developer)Yates Construction (other)
Construction Equipment Guide·9 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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