Sparta Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #102 of 379 Solar plants in TX#237 of 7790 nationally

250 MW Solar operating in Bee, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEM

250 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

28.6553, -98.0014

County

Bee, 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	Sparta Solar, LLC	Ørsted	—
Owner(s)	Sparta Solar, LLC	Ørsted	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperØrstedOrsted · 2021-11-30

About

Sparta Solar is a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Bee County, Texas. The plant began operating in 2024 and has one generator. It is owned by Ørsted, a company based in Denmark, and operated by Sparta Solar, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture.

In its latest year of operation, Sparta Solar generated 454,439 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 20.8%. The plant is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and is within the TRE NERC region. Sparta Solar is ranked as the 56th largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and 126th nationally out of 639 plants. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.

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Engineering & Generators