Echols Creek Solar

PlannedBESSSolarHybridGEM: pre-construction

Ranked #64 of 379 Solar plants in TX#131 of 7790 nationally

301.8 MW Batteries (101 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (201 MW) planned in Lamar, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

EIAGEM

301.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

Planned: —

Planned Operation

Location

Coordinates

33.6165, -95.4584

County

Lamar, TX

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Status

Latest milestonegroundbreaking · 2026-03-05Solar Builder · 2026-03-23

Expected COD2027-12-31PV Tech · 2026-03-23

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	BT Ferguson Solar, LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	BT Ferguson Solar, LLC	—	—
Status	Planned	pre-construction	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperZelestraConstruction Review · 2026-03-30

About

Echols Creek Solar is a 301.8 MW hybrid power plant located in Lamar County, Texas. The plant is owned and operated by BT Ferguson Solar, LLC. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery storage. The primary fuel source is listed as MWH, indicating electricity input. The solar array employs a fixed tilt tracking system.

The plant consists of two generators and operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority, part of the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE) NERC region. Echols Creek Solar is ranked as the 50th largest power plant in Texas out of 224, and nationally it is ranked 139th out of 514. The plant's development has been noted in industry news, with 10 news articles covering the project, including 7 focused on industry aspects and 3 on deal-related information.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

EPC contractorMcCarthy Building CompaniesPV Tech · 2026-03-23