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.
Overview
Key fields
- 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
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.)
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
Solar Photovoltaic
- Operating status
- operating
Orion I Solar Project is operating.
- Location
- Milam County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC
- Asset role
- solar
ERCOT · Milam County
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORN1 | 200 MW 200 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV | Aug 2024 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 200 MW
- National rank
- #140
- TX rank
- #64
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
ERCOT disclosed dispatch
1 ERCOT market resource · Solar
Generation
3 mo through May 22, 2026Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through May 22, 2026
Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending May 22, 2026
Generation from ERCOT's 60-Day SCED Disclosure (≈60-day lag), summed over this site's market resources.
Grid and market context
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Land and environmental record
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
Relationship graph
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Ben Milam Solar 1 LLC | Owner / developer associated with Orion I Solar Project. |
| Market resources | AURO_SLR_UNIT1 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-66859 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/orion-i-solar-project. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator ORN1 with this operating date.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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