# Orion II Solar Project

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

SB Energy · Milam County · ERCOT

Orion II Solar Project is a 250 MW photovoltaic facility in Milam County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory lists one operating generator under Plant ID 66941, with service beginning in September 2024 and Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC as the registered operator. Orion II is one of three projects in SB Energy's Orion Solar Belt, which entered commercial operation in 2024. SB Energy reports approximately 900 MWdc and more than 1.3 million U.S.-made modules across the three-project belt; those totals are not Orion II-only figures.

## 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.

## Metrics

- **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

## Facts

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

## Related parties

- **Project company and EIA registered operator:** Ben Milam Solar 2 LLC — EIA May 2026 generator inventory
- **Developer and project sponsor:** SB Energy — SB Energy Orion Solar Belt announcement ([source](https://sbenergy.com/))
- **Power purchaser from the three-project Orion Solar Belt:** Google — SB Energy Orion Solar Belt announcement ([source](https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/))

## 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.
- [SB Energy Orion Solar Belt announcement](https://sbenergy.com/american-made-solar-projects-power-google-data/) — SB Energy · official — Commercial operation and three-project belt scope including capacity modules and Google offtake.

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Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:37.739Z
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