How big is Orion II Solar Project?

Orion II Solar Project has a reported capacity of 250 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Orion II Solar Project?

Orion II Solar Project is a Solar Photovoltaic facility in Milam County, TX, participating in the ERCOT market.

Where is Orion II Solar Project located?

Orion II Solar Project is in Milam County, TX, inside the ERCOT balancing area.

Who operates Orion II Solar Project?

Orion II Solar Project is operated by Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Orion II Solar Project generate?

Orion II Solar Project reported 540.2 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Orion II Solar Project compare to other plants?

By capacity, Orion II Solar Project ranks #76 of 7,234 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #33 of 231 in TX.

Orion II Solar Project — 250 MW solar farm, Milam County, TX

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Overview

Operating capacity: 250 MW
EIA May 2026
Operating month: Sep 2024
EIA
Orion belt: ~900 MWdc
Three projects
Registry anchor: Plant 66941
Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC
Resource stack: 2 resources
EBELLSL2_UNIT1 · EBELLSLR_UNIT1

Infrastructure record

Operator: Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC

Profile

Grid role: Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT.
Operating record: 250 MW EIA nameplate · Sep 2024 service month.
Project scope: Orion II is one of three separately registered projects in the Orion Solar Belt.
Belt context: About 900 MWdc and more than 1.3 million U.S.-made modules across Orion I II and III.

Structured profile

Operating capacity: 250 MW
EIA May 2026
Project company: Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC
EIA
Developer and sponsor: SB Energy
Official project record
Complex context: Orion I II and III
SB Energy

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
ORN2	250 MW 250 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Sep 2024	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 250 MW
National rank: #76
TX rank: #33

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

540.2 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

25.2%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

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Market registration

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Settlement point

EBELLS_UNIT1

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Market resources

2 resources

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Project timeline

Sep 2024
Sep 2024
Project Entered ServiceEIA May 202...
EIA reports September 2024 for Orion II.
Oct 18, 2024
Oct 18, 2024
Orion Solar Belt commercial operation announced

Orion II Solar Project

Orion II Solar Project

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ERCOT disclosed dispatch

Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through Jul 13, 2026

Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending Jul 13, 2026

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