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221 MW Batteries (71 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (151 MW) operating in Jackson, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
221 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2023
Operating Since
Coordinates
29.1091, -96.5288
County
Jackson, TX
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | — |
| Owner(s) | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | Enel Green Power NA, Inc. | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Enel Green Power NA, Inc.
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Ganado Solar is a 221 MW hybrid power plant located in Jackson County, Texas. The facility, which began operating in 2023, is owned and operated by Enel Green Power NA, Inc. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. It consists of two generators and features single-axis solar tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 115 MWh and a duration of 1.63 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
Ganado Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 339,942 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 17.5%. Ganado Solar is ranked as the 86th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and nationally it is ranked 244 out of 514. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ERCOT
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
TRE — Texas Reliability Entity
Balancing Authority
18.0K MWh
Latest Month
339.9K MWh
Annual Generation
17.5%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2023–2024
$23.2/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Ganado Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0.248 km
Operator
Enel Green Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
MUSTNGCK_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Alt. Hub / Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-14
View all articlesElectric 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
Top 10 solar states
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