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50.7 MW Solar operating in Bee, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
50.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2022
Operating Since
Coordinates
28.4527, -97.9836
County
Bee, TX
Nearby Plants
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 | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Luminant Generation Company | — |
| Owner(s) | Luminant Generation Company LLC | Vistra | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Brightside is a 50.7 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bee County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2022 and has a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking. It is owned by Vistra and operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC. Brightside is interconnected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the TRE NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Brightside generated 93,985 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 21.1%. Brightside is ranked as the 214th largest power plant in Texas out of 298, and nationally it is ranked 1109 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant, derived from LBNL sources.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
4.5K MWh
Latest Month
94.0K MWh
Annual Generation
21.1%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2022–2024
$26.3/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Beeville Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
South Texas Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
BRIGHTSD_U1
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP