# Orion I Solar Project

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/orion-i-solar-project

SB Energy · Milam County · ERCOT

Orion I Solar Project is a solar power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Milam County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 66859. Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC is the registered plant entity or operator.

## Profile

- **Physical build:** Orion I Solar Project (EIA Plant 66859 / ORN1) is a utility-scale solar PV plant in Milam County, Texas listed as 200 MW AC (EIA) and shown as 260 MWdc on the developer page. The three-project Orion Solar Belt (Orion I, II, III) in Milam County is described by SB Energy / press releases as totaling ~875–900 MWdc and using >1.3 million American-made First Solar modules, Nextracker smart solar trackers, and domestic steel; Blattner is named as EPC. (Per-field counts therefore set to null in the structured output.)

## 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 66859 — Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC · Milam County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Orion I Solar Project is operating.
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — AURO_SLR_UNIT1

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — Solar Photovoltaic · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Orion I Solar Project is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Milam County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** solar — ERCOT · Milam County

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC — Owner / developer associated with Orion I Solar Project.

## Sources

- [Federal Register/Vol. 89, No. 7/Wednesday, January 10,...](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-10/pdf/2024-00336.pdf) — govinfo.gov · regulatory — Jan 10, 2024 — Acting Secretary. Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, EG24–4–000 Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC
- [Combined Notice of Filings #1](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/19/2023-23093/combined-notice-of-filings-1) — federalregister.gov · regulatory — Oct 19, 2023 — Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 10/13/23. Accession Number:
- [Report on the Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) in...](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/02/12/CapacityDemandandReservesReport_December2024.pdf) — ercot.com · regulatory — Feb 13, 2025 — Miscellaneous resource changes include rating changes to operational and planned resources. AURO_SLR_UNIT1. PV. SOLAR-O. OPER. CONV. MILAM.
- [Monthly Outlook](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/08/01/MORA_October2025.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Aug 1, 2025 — AURO_SLR_UNIT1, MILAM, SOLAR, SOUTH, 2024, 201.66, 200.4. 897, 0, AZURE SKY SOLAR U1, AZURE_SOLAR1, HASKELL, SOLAR, WEST, 2021, 74.9, 74.9.
- [Orion I](https://sbenergy.com/project/orion-i/) — sbenergy.com · other — Orion I. Orion I. Locations. Milam County, TX. Tech. Solar. Size. 260MWdc. Status. In Operation. SBE
- [American-Made Solar to Power Google Data Centers](https://sbenergy.com/american-made-solar-projects-power-google-data/) — sbenergy.com · other — Oct 18, 2024 — SB Energy's Orion Solar Belt helps power Google's data centers in Ellis County and represents Google's largest solar energy investment in the world

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Website: [SB Energy](https://sbenergy.com/project/orion-i/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:37.666Z
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