Orange Grove — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65891
- Capacity
- 131 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Jim Wells, TX
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Orange Grove
- Parent Company
- Advanced Power
- Annual Generation
- 172,584 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 25.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Orange Grove
OperatingSolar
Ranked #210 of 351 Solar plants in TX#602 of 7447 nationally
131 MW Solar operating in Jim Wells, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
131 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
27.9183, -97.9805
County
Jim Wells, TX
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Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Orange Grove | Talihta Energy Project | — |
| Owner(s) | Orange Grove | Advanced Power | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Orange Grove solar photovoltaic plant is located in Jim Wells County, Texas. The plant has a total capacity of 131 MW and began operating in 2025. It consists of one generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The facility is owned by Advanced Power, a company based in Switzerland, and operated by Orange Grove.
In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 172,584 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.6%. Orange Grove operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. The plant is ranked 159th out of 192 power plants in Texas and 457th out of 639 nationally.
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
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Orange Grove Solar
ActiveSolar130.6 MWERCOT
Generation
16.8K MWh
Latest Month
172.6K MWh
Annual Generation
25.6%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Orange Grove Switching Station · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.827 km
Operator
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
OGS_SLR_RN
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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