# Mockingbird Solar Center

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

Ørsted and Energy Capital Partners · Lamar County · ERCOT

Mockingbird Solar Center is a utility-scale photovoltaic plant in Lamar County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports one operating generator at 471 MW AC and 572 MW DC, with commercial operation beginning in October 2024. Ørsted currently describes the operating project as 468 MW and continues to operate it after selling a 50% equity interest to Energy Capital Partners in December 2024. Ørsted also completed a 953-acre conservation donation to The Nature Conservancy alongside the project.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale photovoltaic generation in ERCOT.
- **Capacity scope:** EIA reports 471 MW AC and 572 MW DC; Ørsted's current operating-project release uses 468 MW.
- **Ownership and operation:** Ørsted and Energy Capital Partners each hold 50%; Ørsted continues to operate the project.
- **Land conservation:** Ørsted completed a 953-acre donation establishing the Smiley Meadow Preserve.

## Metrics

- **AC capacity:** 471 MW — EIA May 2026
- **DC capacity:** 572 MW — EIA May 2026
- **Company rating:** 468 MW — Ørsted operating-project release
- **Commercial operation:** October 2024 — EIA May 2026
- **Conservation donation:** 953 acres — Ørsted
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 64347 — Mockingbird Solar Center, LLC

## Facts

- **AC capacity:** 471 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **DC capacity:** 572 MW — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high
- **Current ownership:** 50% Ørsted · 50% Energy Capital Partners — December 2024 farm-down · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Ørsted — Retained operating responsibility · confidence: high
- **Commercial operation:** October 2024 — EIA May 2026 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator:** Ørsted — Owner / operator for Mockingbird Solar Center ([source](https://orsted.com/))
- **Conservation partner:** The Nature Conservancy — Conservation partner for Mockingbird Solar Center ([source](https://nature.org/))

## Sources

- [EIA May 2026 generator inventory](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/) — U.S. Energy Information Administration · regulatory — Current generator records, capacity scopes, dates, status, operator, and technology.
- [Ørsted Mockingbird commencement](https://us.orsted.com/news-archive/2024/11/orsted-celebrates-commencement-of-the-mockingbird-solar-center-and-completion-of-land-donation) — Ørsted · official — Operating company rating, commencement, conservation donation, First Solar procurement, and jobs.
- [Ørsted equity divestment](https://orsted.com/en/media/news/2024/12/orsted-divests-shares-in-three-us-solar-and-batter-1419547111) — Ørsted · official — Current 50/50 ownership, operating responsibility, and portfolio transaction scope.

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Website: [Ørsted](https://orsted.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:34.217Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/