Echols Creek Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68902
- Capacity
- 301.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Lamar, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- BT Ferguson Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Echols Creek Solar
PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #61 of 351 Solar plants in TX#123 of 7447 nationally
301.8 MW Batteries (101 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (201 MW) planned in Lamar, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
301.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
33.6165, -95.4584
County
Lamar, TX
Nearby Plants
- Eiffel Solar ProjectSolar240 MW · 5.2 km
- ChisumSolar10 MW · 6.7 km
- SGT Hoskins Solar Project HybridBESS306.2 MW · 11.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | BT Ferguson Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | BT Ferguson Solar, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Echols Creek Solar is a 301.8 MW hybrid power plant located in Lamar County, Texas. The plant is owned and operated by BT Ferguson Solar, LLC. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery storage. The primary fuel source is listed as MWH, indicating electricity input. The solar array employs a fixed tilt tracking system.
The plant consists of two generators and operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, part of the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Echols Creek Solar is ranked as the 50th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and nationally it is ranked 139th out of 514. The plant's development has been noted in industry news, with 10 news articles covering the project, including 7 focused on industry aspects and 3 on deal-related information.
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
LOW confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_NORTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·ppa
Meta signs PPA on 441-MW Texas solar project portfolio
Zelestra, a renewable energy company, has commenced construction on its two largest U.S. solar projects to date. Lead EPC McCarthy Building...
Meta (buyer)Zelestra (seller)
Solar Power World·1 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Zelestra Proceeds With the Construction of the Echols Grove and Cedar Range Solar Projects in Texas
Echols Grove (253 MWdc) and Cedar Range (188 MWdc) solar projects are the two largest PV plants Zelestra has developed in the U.S. to date.
Zelestra (developer)
Business Wire·1 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Zelestra proceeds with construction of two Texas projects
Renewable energy company Zelestra has broken ground on two projects in Texas, known as Echols Grove and Cedar Range, totaling 441 MWdc.
Zelestra (developer)
Solar Builder·1 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Zelestra proceeds with the construction of the Echols Grove and Cedar Range Solar projects in Texas
Renewable energy company Zelestra has commenced construction on their two largest solar projects in the US to date, the 253 MWdc Echols...
Zelestra (developer)
renewableenergymagazine.com·1 weeks ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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