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170.4 MW Solar planned in McLennan, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
170.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Coordinates
31.4274, -97.3109
County
McLennan, 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 | Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC | Gransolar Group (GRS) | — |
| Owner(s) | Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC | Gransolar Group (GRS) | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Gransolar Group (GRS)
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Tokio Solar is a 170.4 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in McLennan County, Texas. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 66397, is owned and operated by Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. As of the latest rankings, Tokio Solar is the 131st largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and the 310th largest in the United States out of 639.
The plant connects to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) balancing authority, which operates within the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Tokio Solar consists of a single generator and uses SUN as its primary fuel source.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
No generation data available for this plant.
2023
$1,543/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $262.9M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cotton Belt Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Brazos Electric
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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ask pi about Tokio SolarElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCO)
Grid Voltage
138.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP