Rockhound A — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68592
- Capacity
- 245 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Ector, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Origis Energy USA, Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Rockhound A
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #103 of 351 Solar plants in TX#247 of 7447 nationally
245 MW Solar under construction in Ector, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
245 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.7231, -102.5196
County
Ector, TX
Nearby Plants
- Swift Air Solar IISolar100 MW · 0.0 km
- Swift Air Solar IIISolar100 MW · 0.0 km
- Rockhound CSolar61 MW · 0.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Origis Energy USA, Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Origis Energy USA, Inc | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Rockhound A is a 245 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Ector County, Texas. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Origis Energy USA, Inc. operates the facility.
The plant is located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. Rockhound A is ranked as the 70th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and nationally it is ranked 155th out of 639 plants. All available news coverage of the plant relates to 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
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Southwestern Portland Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
2.569 km
Operator
Oncor
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
GRYH_SLR_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_WEST
Secondary Zone
LZ_WEST
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
Origis Energy to develop Texas solar projects with financing of $545m
The investment will finance the Rockhound Projects, boosting Origis Energy's total West Texas capacity beyond 700MW.
MSN·4 days ago
General
Origis Energy to develop Texas solar projects with financing of $545m
The investment will finance the Rockhound Projects, boosting Origis Energy's total West Texas capacity beyond 700MW.
MSN·4 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Hazards·wildfire
Fire Weather Watch: Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Dawson
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:43AM CDT until March 23 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Fire Weather Watch (hazard)
NWS Midland/Odessa TX·5 days ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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