Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC

OperatingSolar

Ranked #46 of 379 Solar plants in TX#104 of 7790 nationally

350 MW Solar operating in Wharton, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEM

350 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2024

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

29.1592, -96.1416

County

Wharton, TX

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Status

as of 2 years ago

Latest milestoneCOD achievedACCIONA · 2024-05-22

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC	Acciona Energy USA Global	—
Owner(s)	Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC	Acciona Energy USA Global LLC	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Acciona Energy USA Global LLC

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

DeveloperACCIONA EnergíaACCIONA · 2024-05-22

About

Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLC is a 350 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Wharton County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology to maximize solar energy capture. The plant is connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority and resides within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region.

In its latest year of operation, Red Tailed Hawk Solar generated 763,536 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 24.9%. The plant is the 29th largest solar facility in Texas out of 192, and ranks 58th nationally out of 639 solar plants. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and news coverage includes 4 articles about deals and 1 about regulatory matters.

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