# Horizon Solar

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/horizon-solar

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) · Frio County · ERCOT

Horizon Solar is a solar power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Frio County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 65308. Leeward Asset Management, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. The plant's generating configuration is solar photovoltaic (utility-scale, ground-mounted PV). The facility interconnects at Pearsall substation at 138 kV.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Grid connection:** Pearsall substation · 138 kV · South Texas Electric Cooperative.
- **Physical build:** 200 MW utility-scale solar photovoltaic project near Pearsall (Frio County), Texas, sited on ~1,640–1,650 acres. Public project materials and the Chapter 313 application state the plant is planned/constructed as a tracker-mounted PV array with central inverters and project substation; public sources name First Solar as the PV-module supplier and Nextracker (NX Horizon) as the tracker supplier.

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 65308 — Leeward Asset Management, LLC · Frio County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Horizon Solar is operating.
- **Grid connection:** Pearsall substation — 138 kV · South Texas Electric Cooperative
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — HRZN_SLR_UNIT1

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — Solar Photovoltaic · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Horizon Solar is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Interconnection:** Pearsall substation — 138 kV · South Texas Electric Cooperative · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Frio County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Leeward Asset Management, LLC · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** solar — ERCOT · Frio County
- **Owner:** Leeward Asset Management, LLC · confidence: medium

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Leeward Asset Management, LLC — Registered entity associated with Horizon Solar.

## Sources

- [Meter Point Provisional Approved](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2022/10/04/meter_point_provisional%20approved.pdf) — ercot.com · regulatory — Oct 4, 2022 — HRZN_SLR_UNIT1. Horizon. HORSE HOLLOW. EPS-1 Horse Hollow. W-1020. HORSE HOLLOW 4. EPS-1 Horse Hollow 4. W-1060. HORSE HOLLOW GENERATION TIE.
- [Cover Page](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2023/12/01/SolarPowerForecastMonthly_Oct2023_WMWG.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Dec 1, 2023 — HRZN_SLR_UNIT1, SouthEast, 200, 2958101.
- [Clean Energy Solutions: Wind, Solar & Battery Storage Energy...](https://www.lreus.com/) — lreus.com · other — Conserving renewable energy to put it to good use. LRE is building a diverse portfolio of energy storage projects that help ensure a flexible and reliable grid
- [Horizon Solar Farm](https://horizonsolarfarm.com/) — horizonsolarfarm.com · other — The project connects to South Texas Electric Cooperative's electric system via a new 138kV switching station connecting to the Pearsall substation.

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Website: [Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE)](https://www.lreus.com/projects/horizon-solar/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:25.532Z
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