# Samson Solar Energy

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

WEC Infrastructure LLC - Franklin County - ERCOT

Samson Solar Energy (EIA plant 63211) is a 250 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility located in Franklin, Lamar, Hopkins, and Red River counties in Northeast Texas. Commercial operation began in May 2022. The facility comprises a single 250 MW generating unit (GEN1) using single-axis tracking technology on approximately 2,960 acres. It is the first phase of the larger five-phase Samson Solar Energy Center project. The facility supplies power to AT&T under a long-term power purchase agreement and qualifies for production tax credits.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 250 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 63211 — plant-63211

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic
- **Operator:** Invenergy Services LLC

## Related parties

- **Operator / asset manager:** Invenergy Services LLC — Utility/operator ([source](https://invenergy.com))
- **Project company:** Samson Solar Energy LLC — Project entity and original applicant ([source](https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/development/prop-tax/ch313/agreement-docs-details.php?id=1328))
- **Offtaker / power marketer:** AT&T — Power purchaser
- **Construction contractor / asset manager:** HDR — Owner's engineer ([source](https://www.hdrinc.com))
- **Portfolio lender / lead arranger / financier:** Santander — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Samson Solar Energy.
- **Portfolio lender / lead arranger / financier:** Société Générale — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Samson Solar Energy.
- **Portfolio lender / lead arranger / financier:** CaixaBank — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Samson Solar Energy.
- **Equipment supplier:** TMEIC — Equipment supplier ([source](https://www.tmeic.com))
- **Parent company:** Samson Solar Energy Center — Parent portfolio ([source](https://samsonsolarenergycenter.com/))
- **Parent company:** WEC Energy Group — Parent company ([source](https://www.wecenergygroup.com))
- **EPC contractor / construction contractor:** Kiewit Corporation — EPC contractor and construction contractor ([source](https://www.kiewit.com))

## Sources

- [assets.comptroller.texas.gov](https://assets.comptroller.texas.gov/ch313/1328/1328-prairiland-samson-amendapp.pdf) — assets.comptroller.texas.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [invenergy.com](https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-completes-construction-financing-for-first-phase-of-americas-largest-solar-project) — invenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [invenergy.com](https://invenergy.com/news/invenergy-completes-construction-financing-for-second-phase-of-americas-largest-solar-project) — invenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [mbrweb.ferc.gov](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=511) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [samsonsolarenergycenter.com](https://samsonsolarenergycenter.com/) — samsonsolarenergycenter.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [sec.gov](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781525000103/wec-20241231.htm) — sec.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [uspowergauge.com](https://uspowergauge.com/plants/texas/samson-solar-energy-63211) — uspowergauge.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [WEC Infrastructure LLC](https://www.wecenergygroup.com)

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